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PLANTS

Sweet violet

Viola odorata

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialmars to juin
Sweet violet, In flower
Sweet violet, Flower buds
Sweet violet, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests and in thickets. Flowers from March to June.

There are 175 observations of Sweet violet in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal86
  2. Capitale-Nationale39
  3. Montérégie17
  4. Laurentides12
  5. Outaouais11
  6. Laval5
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Centre-du-Québec2
  9. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestCephas
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

Dooryard violetViola communis
Blue violetViola adunca
Sweet white violetViola blanda
Common blue violetViola sororia
Johnny-jump-upViola tricolor
Northern white violetViola minuscula
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
Northern woodland violetViola septentrionalis
TOXIC
Fig buttercupFicaria verna
Marsh violetViola palustris
Alpine violetViola labradorica