Viola cucullata
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Speciesbox
Viola cucullata, the hooded blue violet, marsh blue violet or purple violet, is a species of the genus Viola native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Georgia.[1] It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Description
The purple violet is a low-growing perennial herbaceous plant up to Template:Cvt tall. The leaves form a basal cluster; they are simple, up to Template:Cvt broad, with an crenate-serrate margin[3][4] and a long petiole. The flowers are violet, dark blue and occasionally white. with five petals. The fruit is a capsule Template:Cvt long, which splits into three sections at maturity to release the numerous small seeds.[5] Its habitats include wet meadows, prairies, and fields.[6]
-
A white purple violet.
-
A closeup of a purple violet flower.
Symbolism
The purple violet is the provincial flower of New Brunswick.[7]
The purple violet is the national flower of New Brunswick’s province. The purple violet is the official flower of the sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma.[8]
The purple violet is also one of the official flowers of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Template:GRIN
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".