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This is the violet that often grows in lawns. White or partly-white flowers occur. Some authorities subdivide the species into broad-leaved wood violet (Viola latiuscula), common blue violet (Viola papilionacea), northern blue violet (Viola septentrionalis), and woolly blue violet (Viola sororia). Common blue violet is a variable species. Identifying marks: broad, heart-shaped leaves; flowers and leaves on separate stems that arise from the roots; flowers do not stand much above the leaves (compare to marsh blue violet); and the lowest petal does not have a spur (compare to great-spurred violet).

• Family: Violet (Violaceae)
• Habitat: woods, meadows, waste areas
• Height: 3-8 inches
• Flower size: 3/4 to 1 inch wide
• Flower color: blue-purple, occasionally white or bicolor
• Flowering time: April to June
• Origin: native