Viola missouriensis

Viola missouriensis, the Missouri violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to the central United States.^[1] An annual or perennial reaching 15 cm (6 in), it can have lavender, purple, or (occasionally) white flowers.^[2]

Viola missouriensis
In bloom
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. missouriensis
Binomial name
Viola missouriensis Greene
Synonyms[1]
Viola candidula Nieuwl. Viola illinoensis Greene Viola lucidifolia Newbro Viola securigera Greene Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L.E.McKinney