Canada violet

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Viola canadensis is a flowering plant in the Violaceae family. It is commonly known as Canadian white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, or white violet. It is widespread across much of Canada and the United States, from Alaska to Newfoundland, south as far as Georgia and Arizona. It is a perennial herb and the Latin-specific epithet canadensis means of Canada.

• It belongs to the Violaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 39 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Mexico, South Dakota and North Dakota. ^NatureServe
• In New Mexico, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–August. ^iNaturalist
• In South Dakota, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–July. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 797 research-grade sightings of it in New Mexico, ranking #71 among the 109 flowers on our New Mexico list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 232 research-grade sightings of it in South Dakota, ranking #62 among the 108 flowers on our South Dakota list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 96 research-grade sightings of it in North Dakota, ranking #70 among the 109 flowers on our North Dakota list. ^iNaturalist