YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



Its single light green, hairy stalk is comparatively stout, 

 and is ofttimes branching above, with the lower part 

 leafless and bare. The large, velvety green leaves 

 are very broadly heart-shaped, and before they become 

 fully matured, their up-curved lobes at the short stem 

 give them the form of a pointed scoop. The under 

 surface is of a lighter shade, and the ribs and veins 

 show prominently. The edges are either entire or 

 slightly toothed. After the flowering period, a few 

 leaves rise direct from the base of the stalk, on long, 

 grooved, hairy stems. The single flowers and their 

 slender stems are relatively small. The two upper 

 pairs of the bright golden yellow petals are rounding, 

 and uniform in size. They are faintly marked with 

 purple lines, and when fully developed, often recurve 

 toward the hooked stem, while the short, lower petal 

 is notched, has stronger markings, and is slightly 

 curved in the opposite direction. This last petal is 

 also set at an acute angle with the lateral ones. The 

 spur is short, and the sepals are oblong and pointed. 

 The flower stem springs from the fork of the widely 

 spreading leaf stems, the angles of which are guarded 

 with a pair of short, pointed, leaf-like bracts. This 

 Violet ranges from Quebec to Manitoba, and South 

 Dakota, southward to Georgia and Iowa. 



SMOOTH YELLOW VIOLET 



Viola scabriuscula. Violet Family 



This species might be confused with the Downy 

 Yellow Violet at first sight. In fact, it was formerly 



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