Violaceae
Alpine violet
Viola labradorica
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 加拿大堇菜, 紫叶堇菜, 高山堇菜
- English
- Alpine violet, Labrador violet, American dog violet, Dog violet
- French
- Violette décombante
- Persian
- بنفشه لابرادور
- Polish
- Fiołek labradorski
Synonyms
- Viola adunca var. minor (Hook.) Fernald
- Viola canina var. muhlenbergii (Torr.) A.Gray
- Viola conspersa Rchb.
- Viola conspersa f. conspersa
- Viola muhlenbergiana Ging.
- Viola muhlenbergiana var. albiflora Hook.
- Viola muhlenbergiana var. minor Hook.
- Viola muhlenbergii Torr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 808 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Ambler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jason K., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: baaderapple, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William Coville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lisa Mason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 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.