Violaceae

Missouri violet

Viola missouriensis Greene

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Missouri violet (Viola missouriensis) — FlowerPhoto: Rebecca McManus Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Missouri violet, Langlois' violet

Synonyms

Viola candidula Nieuwl.
Viola illinoensis Greene
Viola langloisii Greene
Viola langloisii var. pedatiloba Brainerd
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L.E.McKinney

Flowers

In flower: March (from 140 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rebecca McManus Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jaime González, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: shzimmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.