NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Viola hastata

Scientific Name:	Viola hastata
Genus:	Viola
Species Epithet:	hastata
Common Name:	Spearleaf Violet, Silverleaf Violet, Halberd-leaf Violet, Halberd-leaved Yellow Violet.
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Violaceae (Violet Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	0-1 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	March, April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont
Habitat Description:	Acidic coves, dry-mesic oak forests, bluff forests. Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite, Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Blooming Plant Max Patch, 2001
Closeup of Bloom © MB Baumeister
Plant Lissa Brown
Variegated hastate shaped leaves Macon County, NC Bettina Darveaux
This violet is in the caulescent grouping with having aerial stems bearing leaves and flowers at above-ground nodes garden in Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
Hastate leaves and fruit Buncombe County, NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record