Wildflowers Identified: Round-Leaved Yellow Violet
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Round-Leaved Yellow Violet has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- leaf edge has at least 4 teeth per inch
- branched leaf veins
- simple leaves about as long as wide
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org