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PLANTS

Smooth yellow forest violet

Viola eriocarpa

Plants
NativeHerb
Smooth yellow forest violet, photo 1 of 5
Smooth yellow forest violet, In flower
Smooth yellow forest violet, In fruit
up to 35 cmHeight

Herbaceous plant reaching up to 35 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 448 observations of Smooth yellow forest violet in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale83
  2. Outaouais64
  3. Montréal60
  4. Montérégie55
  5. Estrie54
  6. Laurentides38
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches36
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  9. Laval12
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  12. Centre-du-Québec5
  13. Lanaudière4
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Mauricie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Downy yellow violetViola pubescens
Roundleaf violetViola rotundifolia
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Canadian white violetViola canadensis
False strawberryPotentilla indica
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Fig buttercupFicaria verna
Sweet white violetViola blanda
Dooryard violetViola communis
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Littleleaf buttercupRanunculus abortivus
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex