Wildflowers Identified: Northern Downy or Ovate-Leaved Violet
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Northern Downy or Ovate-Leaved Violet has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- single flower on stem
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- blue to purple 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
- irregular leaf edge
- deeply cut leaf edge
- branched leaf veins
- simple leaves about as long as wide
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
- compound leaves are palmate - leaflets or lobes fan from one point
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
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