Violaceae
Canadian white violet
Viola canadensis
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (5)
- Azerbaijani
- Kanada bənövşəsi
- Czech
- Violka kanadská
- English
- Canadian white violet, Canada violet
- Persian
- بنفشه کانادایی
- Polish
- Fiołek kanadyjski
Synonyms
- Lophion canadense Spach
- Lophion rydbergii (Greene) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Viola albiflora Link
- Viola canadensis subsp. neomexicana (Greene) House
- Viola canadensis subsp. rydbergii (Greene) House
- Viola canadensis var. canadensis
- Viola canadensis var. neomexicana (Greene) House
- Viola canadensis var. pubens Farw.
- Viola canadensis var. scariosa Porter
- Viola geminiflora Greene
- Viola muriculata Greene
- Viola negulosa Greene
- Viola neomexicana Greene
- Viola rydbergii Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arx Fortis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, 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.