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| Characteristics: |
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Habitat: |
cool, moist woods, slopes |
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Plant Height: |
5-10 cm, many flower and leaf stems arise from rhizome |
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Flower Color: |
blue/pale purple |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; 5-parted; sepals usually with posterior auricles; petals somewhat unequal; lateral petals bearded, lower petals spurred |
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Inflorescence: |
single flower |
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Fruit: |
capsule |
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Leaves: |
simple; heart-shaped; basal |
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Bloom Time: |
May-July |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
V. selkirkii can be distinguished from other purple violets by a very large spur and by its hairless petals | |