Photo from 3/14/08Violet (Viola triloba)
The flowers on this violet are virtually impossible (for me) to tell apart from those of Viola papilionacea. Both can have flowers that vary from almost white to deep purple. The difference between the two species is that the mature leaves on V. papilionacea are heart shaped while those of V. triloba are deeply lobed.
V. triloba prefers dry rocky open woods, thickets, bluffs with acidic soil.
