Common
name: Blue Violet or Blue Mountain Violet
Latin name: Viola adunca
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: April to July
Flower size: 1/2" to 3/4"
Found in: Montane to Alpine
Height: 4" - 6"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken: Silver Ranch Road near Conifer
Pictured
Wildflower: Blue Violet Viola adunca
Wildflower
Field notes: Blue Violet is quite common... but if one
doesn't look for them their easy to miss due to their small size.
Blue Violets can be found growing in the shade of aspen trees,
pine trees, and bushes, or growing near the edge of small streams
or springs.