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Viola papilionacea
Common violet; butterfly violet
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This is the violet commonly found in yards and along roadsides.

It is one of the first plants to bloom in the low, wet woods of the preserve in early spring.

You ought to know

Height: Less than 1'

Frequency: Many plants found in low woods

Blooms: April

Range: Common throughout Indiana.

Also found from Maine to Minnesota and from Georgia to Oklahoma.