




Viola eriocarpa
The Smooth Yellow Violet is a bright, cheerful flower that loves to bloom in the spring. Its lovely yellow petals can brighten up any garden or meadow!
Habitat: Forests
The Smooth Yellow Violet has bright yellow, spurred flowers, often streaked with purple, held above smooth, heart-shaped to kidney-shaped leaves. Its slender stems and vibrant color distinguish it from other woodland plants.





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PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Its seeds have a yummy treat for ants, who carry them far away!
Native Americans used violet leaves to make a soothing tea.
This plant produces two flowers: one for show, one for hidden, secret seeds!
You can eat its pretty yellow flowers and tender leaves in salads!
Smooth Yellow Violet grows tiny, closed flowers that self-pollinate, ensuring seeds even without insect help.
Smooth Yellow Violet has seeds with a fatty cap that ants collect and carry, helping to spread the plant.
Smooth Yellow Violet blooms early to grab sunlight and pollinators before forest trees grow their leaves.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen

Speyeria cybele
caterpillars feed on leaves

Odocoileus virginianus
browses on foliage
Myrmica rubra
disperses seeds with elaiosomes
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always look but don't pick flowers, so they can keep growing for everyone to enjoy!
10-30 cm
10-20 cm
1-2 cm
Spring
Yes
None
Perennial
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