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Northern woodland violet

Viola septentrionalis

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · Perennial
Northern woodland violet, photo 1 of 5
Northern woodland violet, In flower
Northern woodland violet, Flower buds

Annual herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 323 observations of Northern woodland violet in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, 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. Chaudière-Appalaches63
  2. Capitale-Nationale61
  3. Laurentides36
  4. Montérégie33
  5. Outaouais31
  6. Estrie27
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  10. Lanaudière7
  11. Montréal7
  12. Mauricie6
  13. Laval4
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  15. Centre-du-Québec1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Dooryard violetViola communis
Common blue violetViola sororia
Sweet violetViola odorata
Marsh blue violetViola cucullata
Blue violetViola adunca
New England violetViola novae-angliae
Arrow-leaved violetViola sagittata
Alpine violetViola labradorica
Northern bog violetViola nephrophylla
Selkirk's violetViola selkirkii
Sand violetViola affinis
Sand violetViola fimbriatula