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Smooth Yellow Violet

Viola Pubescens eriocarpa

Description:

This bright flower with a hue of electric yellow can be found in every Illinois county. It blooms in late April and early May.

Habitat:

It blooms mostly in central and northern Illinois and is less common in southern Illinois. The habitat they thrive in is a moist deciduous woodland.

1 Comment

HayleyBoBailey
HayleyBoBailey 8 years ago

I didn't think that violets had bunched inflorescences like that...? Have you tried looking in the Brassica genus?

Pleasant Plains MIddle School
Spotted by a stud ent at Pleasant Plains MIddle School

Illinois, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015

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