Common Blue Violet Viola sororia Willdenow  Synonyms: Viola floridana,  Viola palmata var. sororia,  Viola papilionacea,  Viola priceana,  Viola rosacea.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Violales   >   Family Violaceae   >   Genus Viola   

Relationships:

Host plant for Great Spangled Fritillary and Meadow Fritillary.

A potential larval host for Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) adjacent to wetlands.

There are 319 records in the project database.

View species at Maryland Plant Atlas

View Norton-Brown Herbarium specimens

GA AL WA FR CL MO HO BA BC HA CE PG AA CV CH SM KE QA CN TA DO WI SO WO 
Common Blue Violets in Pasadena, Maryland (4/7/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet (Confederate form) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/17/2016). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (4/26/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Kent Co., Maryland (3/27/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (4/25/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/30/2015). Photo by David Illig. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Howard Co., Maryland (5/4/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/26/2011). Typical Form Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2011). Confederate form. Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/23/2013). This photo shows the spur that is shorter than thick. Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Howard Co., Maryland (4/14/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/6/2016). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

White form of Common Blue Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/14/2013). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet blooming in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet blooming in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/1/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (4/1/2017). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/9/2017). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Common Blue Violet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)


View All Images

View Bibliography

Use of images featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.