Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa (syn. Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula), the smooth yellow violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae.^[2] It is native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies.^[1] A perennial of forests, it prefers very rich soils.^[2] It is extremely difficult to distinguish from Viola pubescens unless both are examined together.^[2]

Viola eriocarpa
Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott
Extreme close-up of flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. eriocarpa
Binomial name
Viola eriocarpa Schwein.
Synonyms[1]
List Crocion achlydophyllum (Greene) Kaczm. Crocion eriocarpum (Schwein.) Nieuwl. Crocion scabriuscum Kaczm. Viola achlydophylla Greene Viola dasyneura Greene Viola eriocarpa var. leiocarpa Fernald & Wiegand Viola eriocarpa f. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) Deam Viola eriocarpa var. sessilis Clute Viola eriocarpa var. typica Grover Viola pensylvanica var. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald Viola pubescens f. achlydophylla (Greene) Farw. Viola pubescens f. eriocarpa (Schwein.) Farw. Viola pubescens var. eriocarpa (Schwein.) N.H.Russell Viola pubescens var. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) B.Boivin Viola pubescens f. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) Farw. Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula Torr. & A.Gray Viola scabriuscula (Torr. & A.Gray) Shafer

Description

Viola eriocarpa grows up to 35cm tall and has cauline leaves dispersed along its stem. It has golden petals with black lines at the base of them.^[3]

External links

• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Taxon Page