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| Characteristics: |
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Habitat: |
wet meadows, bogs |
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Plant Height: |
13-25 cm, rhizome, erect stalks |
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Flower Color: |
blue to purple, usually much darker at base |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; flowers stand well above base; 5 parted; lateral 2 petals bearded, lower petals spurred |
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Inflorescence: |
single flower on very long pedicle |
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Fruit: |
capsule |
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Leaves: |
simple; heart-shaped; long stalk |
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Bloom Time: |
April-June |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
similar to V. sororia; in V. cucullata, the hairs are thick and rounded at the tip, like tiny clubs; in V. sororia, the hairs are pointed; other differences include V. cucullata flowers stand above base, V. sororia flowers are level with leaves
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