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Viola odorata
V. odorata can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the flowers are aromatic, the flowers are normally either dark violet or white, the leaves and flowers are all in a basal rosette, the style is hooked (and does not end with a rounded appendage), the leaf-stalks have hairs which point downwards, and the plant spreads with stolons (above-ground shoots).
Viola odorata is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced to North America and Australia. It is commonly known as wood violet, sweet violet,, English violet,, common violet,, florist's violet,, or garden violet., The plant is known as Banafsa, Banafsha or Banaksa in India. It is a hardy herbaceous flowering perennial. These perennial flowers can mature at a height of 4 to 6 inches and a spread of 8 to 24 inches. The species can be found near the edges of forests or in clearings; it is also a common "uninvited guest" in shaded lawns or elsewhere in gardens.
could be viola hirta, also
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