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Viola Spur Lengths *
(Species covered on this website.)

 
  Species 

Spur length

Stemmed Violets

  Viola adunca 5 to 7 mm
  Viola arvensis 3 to 5 mm
  Viola canadensis 1 to 2 mm
  Viola labradorica 4 to 8 mm
  Viola pubescens 1 to 2.5 mm
  Viola rostrata 10 to 20 mm
  Viola striata 3 to 6 mm
  Viola tricolor 4 to 5 mm

Stemless Small White Flowers

  Viola blanda 1 to 2 mm
  Viola lanceolata 1 to 2 mm
  Viola pallens  (V. Macloskeyi) 1 to 2.5 mm
  Viola primulifolia 1 to 2 mm
  Viola renifolia 2 to 3  mm

Stemless Yellow Flowers

  Viola rotundifolia 1 to 2 mm

Stemless Blue-Purple Flowers

  Viola affinis 2 to 3 mm
  Viola brittoniana 2 to 3 mm
  Viola cucullata 2 to 3 mm
  Viola odorata 5 to 7 mm
  Viola palmata 2 to 3 mm
  Viola pedata 2 to 3 mm
  Viola sagittata 2 to 3 mm
  Viola selkirkii 4 to 7 mm
  Viola septentrionalis not listed at source
  Viola sororia 2 to 3 mm
  Viola subsinuata 2 to 3 mm
     

Page compiled by Arieh Tal, 2023.