Violaceae

Sweet white violet

Viola blanda Willd.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Sweet white violet: Viola blanda (sweet white violet) at the University of Mississippi Field Station — Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: البنفسج الأبيض الحلو
arz: البنفسج الابيض الحلو
English: Sweet white violet, Large-leaved white violet
French: Violette agréable
Persian: بنفشه سفید جنگلی

Synonyms

Viola alsophila Greene
Viola blanda var. amoena Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Viola blanda var. palustriformis A.Gray
Viola incognita Brainerd
Viola incognita var. forbesii Brainerd
Viola incognita var. incognita
Viola leconteana G.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.