Violaceae

Bog white violet

Viola lanceolata L.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Bog white violet: Viola lanceolata flower — Photo: Bob Peterson, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Bog white violet, Howell's violet, Lance-leaved violet, Lanceleaf violet
Finnish: Amerikanorvokki
Persian: بنفشه زوبینی

Synonyms

Viola attenuata Sweet
Viola denticulosa Pollard
Viola lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Bob Peterson, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, 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.