Viola rostrata Pursh

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Violaceae

• Scientific Name

  Viola rostrata Pursh

• Description

  Species Description - Essentially glabrous, the stems erect or spreading from a branched, oblique, short rhizome, 5–12 cm at anthesis, later 15–25 cm, lvs ovate, often broadly so, 2–4 cm, cordate at base, all but the lowermost acute; stipules lanceolate, fimbriate-toothed above the middle; fls elevated above the lvs; pet light violet, with darker veins forming a pronounced eye, all beardless; spur 7–12 mm, slender, slightly upcurved at the tip; style slender, the tip straight, smooth; fr stoutly ellipsoid, 5–6 mm; seeds light yellow-brown; 2n=20. Shady slopes and woodlands, usually in deep humus; Me. and Que. to Mich. and e. Wis., s. to Ga. and Ala. Apr.–June. Hybridizes with nos. 22 [Viola striata Aiton] and 24 [Viola conspersa Rchb.].

• Common Names

  long-spurred violet