Violaceae
Carolina violet
Viola villosa
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina violet
Synonyms
- Viola alabamensis Pollard
- Viola carolina Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 942 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lillie via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lillie via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bao Pham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lillie via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lillie via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lillie via iNaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 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.