Viola sororia

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Viola sororia is a common North American violet species known for its heart-shaped leaves and purple, white, or bicolored spring flowers that often naturalize in lawns and woodlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
violet ⓘ
attracts butterflies ⓘ
native bees ⓘ
pollinators ⓘ
canNaturalizeIn lawns ⓘ
commonName common blue violet ⓘ
linked to: Viola sororia

common violet ⓘ
hooded violet ⓘ
meadow violet ⓘ
purple violet ⓘ
woolly blue violet ⓘ
considered lawn weed in some regions ⓘ
family Violaceae ⓘ
flowerColor bicolored ⓘ
blue-violet ⓘ
purple ⓘ
white ⓘ
floweringSeason early summer ⓘ
spring ⓘ
fruitType capsule ⓘ
genus Viola ⓘ
growthForm herbaceous perennial ⓘ
habitat lawns ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
shaded areas ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasCleistogamousFlowers true ⓘ
height 5–20 cm ⓘ
isStateFlowerOf Illinois ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement basal rosette ⓘ
leafShape heart-shaped ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
nativeTo Canada ⓘ
North America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
eastern North America ⓘ
order Malpighiales ⓘ
pollinatedBy bees ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ
other insects ⓘ
reproduction asexual reproduction by rhizomes ⓘ
sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ
seedDispersal ants ⓘ
explosive dehiscence ⓘ
spread clumping and spreading ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tolerates clay soil ⓘ
moist soil ⓘ
shade ⓘ
usedAs ornamental groundcover ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Violet → hasNotableSpecies → Viola sororia ⓘ
Violaceae → containsGenus → Viola sororia ⓘ
Violaceae → containsGenus → Viola sect. Viola (true violets) ⓘ
linked to: Viola sororia
Violaceae → containsGenus → Viola sect. Viola (rock garden pansies) ⓘ
linked to: Viola sororia
Viola sororia → commonName → common blue violet ⓘ
linked to: Viola sororia