Viola canadensis

Viola canadensis is a flowering plant in the Violaceae family. It is commonly known as Canadian white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, or white violet. It is widespread across much of Canada and the United States, from Alaska to Newfoundland, south as far as Georgia and Arizona.^[4] It is a perennial herb and the Latin-specific epithet canadensis means of Canada.^[5]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Viola canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. canadensis
Binomial name
Viola canadensis L.
Synonyms[1]
Lophion canadense (L.) Spach Lophion rydbergii (Greene) Nieuwl. & Lunell Viola geminiflora Greene Viola muriculata Greene Viola neomexicana Greene Viola neo-mexicana Greene[2][3] Viola rydbergii Greene Lophion rugulosum (Greene) Lunell, syn of var. rugulosa Viola scopulorum (A.Gray) Greene, syn of var. scopulorum

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Viola canadensis bears white blooms with yellow bases and sometimes streaks of purple. The petals are purple-tinged on the backside. The leaves are heart-shaped, with coarse, rounded teeth.^[6][7][8]

Subspecies and varieties^[1]

• Viola canadensis var. canadensis
• Viola canadensis subsp. canadensis
• Viola canadensis var. rugulosa (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.
• Viola canadensis subsp. scopulorum (A. Gray) House