| | + | Viola eriocarpa, Schw. (V. scabriuscula, Schw.). Essentially glabrous or sparingly pubescent, the sts. ascending: root-lvs. usually 1-3, long-petioled, ovate to reniform, the base cordate or truncate, the apex usually rounded; st.-lvs. all on upper half of st., broad-ovate, subcordate, apex acuminate: fls. yellow, the lateral petals bearded; sepals narrowly lanceolate. Low woods, Nova Scotia to Man. and far southward. |
| | Viola pubescens, Ait. Markedly soft-pubescent: sts. 8-12 in. high, stout, often only one: root-lvs. usually wanting; st.-lvs. near the top, short-petioled, broad-ovate to reniform, the base cordate or truncate, crenate-dentate, somewhat short-pointed: stipules large: fls. bright yellow; lateral petals bearded; spur short; sepals narrow-lanceolate. Dry rich woods, Nova Scotia to N. D. and to Va. and Mo. | | Viola pubescens, Ait. Markedly soft-pubescent: sts. 8-12 in. high, stout, often only one: root-lvs. usually wanting; st.-lvs. near the top, short-petioled, broad-ovate to reniform, the base cordate or truncate, crenate-dentate, somewhat short-pointed: stipules large: fls. bright yellow; lateral petals bearded; spur short; sepals narrow-lanceolate. Dry rich woods, Nova Scotia to N. D. and to Va. and Mo. |