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PLANTS

Common blue violet

Viola sororia

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual · PerennialPurple flowers
Common blue violet, photo 1 of 5
Common blue violet, In flower
Common blue violet, In flower
9 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 9 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 310 observations of Common blue violet in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale68
  2. Montréal55
  3. Montérégie48
  4. Outaouais35
  5. Estrie31
  6. Laurentides25
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Centre-du-Québec7
  10. Laval6
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  12. Mauricie5
  13. Nord-du-Québec3
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Dooryard violetViola communis
Marsh blue violetViola cucullata
Sweet violetViola odorata
Northern woodland violetViola septentrionalis
Arrow-leaved violetViola sagittata
Sand violetViola affinis
Sweet white violetViola blanda
Blue violetViola adunca
Northern bog violetViola nephrophylla
Alpine violetViola labradorica
TOXIC
Canadian white violetViola canadensis
Selkirk's violetViola selkirkii