Violaceae
Northern bog violet
Viola nephrophylla
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Northern bog violet
- French
- Violette néphrophylle
- Korean
- 비올라 코냐타
- Persian
- بنفشه باتلاقی شمالی
Synonyms
- Viola arizonica Greene
- Viola austinae Greene
- Viola cognata Greene
- Viola crassula Greene
- Viola galacifolia Greene
- Viola lunellii Greene
- Viola nepetifolia Greene
- Viola nephrophylla f. nephrophylla
- Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
- Viola nephrophylla var. cognata (Greene) C.L.Hitchc.
- Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla
- Viola peramoena Greene
- Viola pratincola Greene
- Viola prionosepala Greene
- Viola retusa Greene
- Viola subjuncta Greene
- Viola vagula Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 220 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J M, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.