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Northern white violet

Viola minuscula

Plants
NativeHerb
Northern white violet, photo 1 of 5
Northern white violet, In flower
Northern white violet, In fruit

Herbaceous plant. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 129 observations of Northern white violet in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie20
  2. Laurentides18
  3. Capitale-Nationale18
  4. Outaouais16
  5. Lanaudière9
  6. Montérégie9
  7. Mauricie7
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  10. Côte-Nord5
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  12. Nord-du-Québec3
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderMalpighialesFamilyViolaceaeGenusViola

Similar species

Sweet white violetViola blanda
Dooryard violetViola communis
White violetViola renifolia
Sweet violetViola odorata
Bog white violetViola lanceolata
TOXIC
Canadian white violetViola canadensis
Large-leaved white violetViola incognita
Marsh violetViola palustris
Virginia springbeautyClaytonia virginica
Alpine violetViola labradorica
Marsh blue violetViola cucullata
Blue violetViola adunca
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