Kebnat
PLANTS

White violet

Viola renifolia

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
White violet, photo 1 of 5
White violet, In flower
White violet, In fruit
up to 10 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching up to 10 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 254 observations of White violet in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, 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. Nord-du-Québec61
  2. Capitale-Nationale36
  3. Côte-Nord28
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  6. Laurentides18
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  8. Outaouais10
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  10. Estrie9
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  12. Mauricie8
  13. Montérégie7
  14. Lanaudière3
  15. Montréal2
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Sweet white violetViola blanda
Northern white violetViola minuscula
TOXIC
Canadian white violetViola canadensis
Large-leaved white violetViola incognita
Marsh violetViola palustris
Bog wintergreenPyrola asarifolia
Dooryard violetViola communis
Sweet violetViola odorata
Bog white violetViola lanceolata
Bigleaf asterEurybia macrophylla
TOXIC
Littleleaf buttercupRanunculus abortivus
Canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadense