Violaceae

Striped cream violet

Viola striata Aiton

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Striped cream violet (Viola striata) — FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Striped cream violet
Persian: بنفشه خامهای

Synonyms

Lophion striatum Nieuwl. & Kaczm.
Viola adunca f. masonii (Farw.) B.Boivin
Viola conspersa var. masonii Farw.
Viola debilis Michx.
Viola debilis f. muhlenbergii Farw.
Viola lewisiana Ging.
Viola ochroleuca Schwein.
Viola striata f. albiflora Farw.
Viola striata var. lutescens Alph.Wood ex N.Coleman

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 1,270 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: snail_hiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tanner Shepard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: nebrooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Richard Royster, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Skyler Principe, 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.