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§1 Plant
Viola canadensis L.
vernacular Canadian white violet — species · Violaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Violaceae Batsch
- Genus
- Viola
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 714 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 714 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alamosa 08003
- Archuleta 08007
- Boulder 08013
- Conejos 08021
- Custer 08027
- Delta 08029
- Dolores 08033
- Douglas 08035
- Eagle 08037
- El Paso 08041
- Fremont 08043
- Garfield 08045
- Gilpin 08047
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Huerfano 08055
- Jackson 08057
- Jefferson 08059
- La Plata 08067
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Ouray 08091
- Pitkin 08097
- Pueblo 08101
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Rio Grande 08105
- Routt 08107
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Weld 08123
Georgia view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trimble 21223
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Missaukee 26113
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Renville 27129
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Montana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Cascade 30013
- Custer 30017
- Dawson 30021
- Fergus 30027
- Gallatin 30031
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Madison 30057
- Meagher 30059
- Missoula 30063
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Powell 30077
- Rosebud 30087
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Benson 38005
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Cass 38017
- Dunn 38025
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- Mercer 38057
- Mountrail 38061
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sioux 38085
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
Ohio view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Clermont 39025
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Fairfield 39045
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lawrence 42073
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Monroe 42089
- Northampton 42095
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Monroe 47123
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Craig 51045
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Boone 54005
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hancock 54029
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Green 55045
- Iron 55051
- Kewaunee 55061
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Taylor 55119
- Vilas 55125
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/VICA4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5331231 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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