Downy yellow or downy or hairy yellow or yellow violet, violette pubescente Downy yellow or downy or hairy yellow or yellow violet, violette pubescente

Viola pensylvanica Michaux; V. pubescens var. eriocarpa Nuttall; V. pubescens var. peckii House

Stems 1–2, erect, 10–45 cm, puberulent. Basal leaves 0(–1), surfaces usually puberulent; stipules ovate, apex obtuse.

Flowering Apr–Jun. Rich woodlands, deciduous, mixed, and coniferous riverine forests; 30–1500 m; Ont., Que.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Reports of var. pubescens in Manitoba (L. Brouillet et al., http://data.canadensys.net/vascan) are considered doubtful and those from Nunavut are considered unlikely (M. Oldham, pers. comm.).