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PLANTS

Alpine violet

Viola labradorica

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Alpine violet, In flower
Alpine violet, In fruit
Alpine violet, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 589 observations of Alpine violet in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec253
  2. Côte-Nord68
  3. Outaouais64
  4. Montérégie54
  5. Capitale-Nationale35
  6. Estrie26
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  8. Laval14
  9. Laurentides12
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  11. Montréal11
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  15. Lanaudière3
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Long-spur violetViola rostrata
Blue violetViola adunca
Marsh blue violetViola cucullata
Dooryard violetViola communis
Sweet violetViola odorata
Northern woodland violetViola septentrionalis
Selkirk's violetViola selkirkii
Northern bog violetViola nephrophylla
Sweet white violetViola blanda
Marsh violetViola palustris
TOXIC
Canadian white violetViola canadensis
Sand violetViola affinis