A yellow, 5-parted flower that is 1" to 1 1/2" wide.
Plant Height: 4" to 18" tall.
Native.
Likes a dry habitat, in rich soil and shade to part shade,
Blooms Apr - June.
Also as Yellow forest violet.
Mesic maple basswood forest. Slight canopy opening, dominated by several species of ferns.
Mesic to dry-mesic forest. Near top of slope. Red oak, basswood, white oak, bitternut hickory and ash common.