Violaceae
Pioneer violet
Viola glabella
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Pioneer violet, Stream violet, Smooth yellow woodland violet, Yellow wood violet
- French
- Violette glabre
- Persian
- بنفشه نوکاشت
Synonyms
- Viola biflora var. sitchensis (Bong.) Regel
- Viola canadensis var. sitchensis Bong. ex Ledeb.
- Viola glabella var. remotifolia Suksd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, 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.