About Viola renifolia A.Gray
Viola renifolia A.Gray is a species of violet, commonly called white violet and kidneyleaf violet. It is native to northern North America, with a widespread distribution across Canada and the northern United States, ranging as far south as Washington, Colorado, and New York.
Kidneyleaf violet is a perennial herb that grows up to 10 centimeters tall, and it lacks stems, rhizomes, and stolons. Its kidney-shaped leaf blades measure 3 to 6 centimeters long, and grow on petioles that can reach up to 15 centimeters long. The flower is 1 to 1.5 centimeters long, white with purple lines on the lower three petals. Its fruit is a purplish capsule.
This violet grows in white spruce and black spruce forests, as well as temperate coniferous forests. Near the Great Lakes, it grows in swamps and wooded areas.
