Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia), White Form


White violet
Photographed April 18 with a Fujifilm FinePix HS10.

Although violet is the usual color of Viola sororia, a white form sometimes appears. This one was growing between the bricks of a sidewalk in Allegheny West.

Viola sororia, white form
Side view of the flower

For a description of the species, see the Viola sororia reference page.


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