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| THE VIOLET FAMILY | |||||||||
| Violets can be annual or perennial herbs or shrubs. The leaves are simple and may be basal or on a leafy stem. This family has stipules, or paired bracts, below the leaves. The stipules are usually attached to the base of the leaf stalk. The flowers are usually irregular in shape. There are five sepals which may or may not have ear-like lobes at the base. There are five petals that range from white to yellow, green or purple in colour. The lower petals are usually spurred. | |||||||||
| SWEET WHITE VIOLET | |||||||||
| LATIN NAME: Viola blanda var. palustriformis | |||||||||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | |||||||||
| Sweet white violet is a slightly fragrant violet. The leaves are all basal and arise from the woody base. Runners are present. The flower and leaf stalks are reddish. The petals are white with brownish-purple veins and the lateral petals are without hairs. | |||||||||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | |||||||||
| Sweet white violet grows in moist wooded slopes. | |||||||||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | |||||||||
| This plant is found in eastern Saskatchewan in the Mid-Boreal Upland and Mid-Boreal Lowland ecoregions. | |||||||||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | |||||||||
| Sweet white violet is endangered because of rarity in Saskatchewan. This species is located only in the eastern part of the province. It is usually locally numerous within in limited areas. | |||||||||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY SWEET WHITE VIOLET | |||||||||
| * Are the petals white with purplish-brown veins? * Are runners present? * Are the leaves all basal? * Did you find it in eastern Saskatchewan? | |||||||||
| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found sweet white violet! | |||||||||
