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Violaceae

White violet

Viola renifolia A.Gray

Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola

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White violet: Viola Renifolia - Kidney-Leaved Violet 1
Photo: Cindy Kilpatrick from north-central Alberta, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
White violet
Persian
بنفشه برگقلوهای

Synonyms

  • Viola blanda var. renifolia (A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Viola brainerdii Greene
  • Viola mistassinica Greene
  • Viola renifolia var. brainerdii Fernald
  • Viola renifolia var. renifolia

Characteristics

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

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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.