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PLANTS

Dooryard violet

Viola communis

Plants
NativeHerb
Dooryard violet, In flower
Dooryard violet, In fruit
Dooryard violet, photo 3 of 5

Herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in urban areas.

There are 128 observations of Dooryard violet in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal41
  2. Montérégie36
  3. Capitale-Nationale16
  4. Estrie12
  5. Outaouais8
  6. Laval7
  7. Laurentides5
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Lanaudière1
  10. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Sweet white violetViola blanda
Northern white violetViola minuscula
Sweet violetViola odorata
Marsh blue violetViola cucullata
Marsh violetViola palustris
Common blue violetViola sororia
Long-spur violetViola rostrata
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Canadian white violetViola canadensis
Alpine violetViola labradorica
Arrow-leaved violetViola sagittata
Northern woodland violetViola septentrionalis
Blue violetViola adunca