Flower ID: IMG_3745.JPG-05-29-2020 Flower name (scientific): Viola sagittata var. sagittata Aiton PY: 1789 Flower name (common): Arrow-leaved Violet Family name (common): Violet Family name (scientific): Violaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches ( 1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: blue or purple Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 4 to 8 inches ( 10. to 20. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, earliest blades ovate to elliptic, mid-season blades ovate, elliptic, narrowly elliptic to narrowly deltate (FNA), sagittate or hastate (IL), arrow-shaped Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Viola sagittata var. sagittata has sepal margins eciliate (without hairs), mid-season leaf blades with a base that is sagittate, hastate, or ± cordate and surfaces that are glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Viola sagittata var. ovata has sepal margins ciliate, mid-season leaf blades with a base that is truncate, attenuate, slightly sagittate or hastate, or ± cordate and surfaces usually densely pubescent. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796268 Longitude: -91.513525 Altitude: 257.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, QC) References: R. John Little, Landon E. McKinney, In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico [Online]. 22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 6. http://floranorthamerica.org/Viola_sagittata. Accessed [10-08-2021].