Viola blanda
Encyclopedia
Viola blanda is a flowering
perennial plant in the Violet family (Violaceae
). It is native to parts of eastern and western Canada
and the northeastern, north-central, and southeastern United States
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
perennial plant in the Violet family (Violaceae
Violaceae
Violaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales...
). It is native to parts of eastern and western Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the northeastern, north-central, and southeastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.