Violaceae

Arrowleaf violet

Viola sagittata Aiton

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Arrowleaf violet: Viola sagittata - Arrow-leaved violet - Magnolia Bluff State Natural Area, Rock County, Wisconsin. — Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Arrowleaf violet
Finnish: Nuoliorvokki

Synonyms

Viola alleghanensis Roem. & Schult.
Viola cestrica House
Viola dentata Pursh
Viola emarginata (Nutt.) Leconte
Viola emarginata var. acutiloba Brainerd
Viola emarginata var. emarginata
Viola emarginata var. simulata Greene
Viola perpensa Greene
Viola sagittata f. albescens Farw.
Viola sagittata f. carlii Creutz
Viola sagittata var. emarginata Nutt.
Viola sagittata var. glabra Pennell
Viola sagittata var. sagittata
Viola sagittata var. secedens (Greene) Farw.
Viola sagittata var. subsagittata Pollard
Viola sagittifolia Salisb.
Viola secedens Greene
Viola subsagittata Greene

Characteristics

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

Photos

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
Photo: Mark Eanes via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Eanes via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, 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.