Field Violet, Field Pansy

Viola rafinesquii Greene

(formerly Viola bicolor Pursh)

Violaceae (Violet Family)

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Field Violet, Field Pansy (Viola rafinesquii):  (mentioned on p. 322, Weeds of the Northeast—not in Weeds of the Great Plains)

·         winter annual in turf and landscapes with tiny palmately-lobed leaves in the Violaceae (Violet) family

·         flowers are pale blue & white or blue & yellow

·         grows only 3-5 inches tall

·         more common in dormant, warm-season turfgrasses; also in cultivated fields, disturbed sites

·         similar field pansy has larger, more shallowly-lobed leaves and larger, more yellow flowers