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Viola conspersaViola conspersa

American dog violet

Photograph(s) by*: UWI RWF

Characteristics

Height: 0.5-1'
Flowers: Apr.-Jul.; pale blue, violet
Fruit: green; capsule

Conditions *

Light: Full sun Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH:
Soil type:

Habitat

moist woods, damp fields, swamps

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

Songbird Small mammal *

Notes

delicate plant and flower; edible

Groundcover



 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/2156.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004