Viola sororia
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Viola sororia, known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow
Viola sororia in Wisconsin
Viola sororia herbarium specimen
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) color variant
Viola septentrionalis, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec, Canada
Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is a state in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michi
Viola sororia
…and flowers are edible in moderation and also safe to plant around pets. V. sororia is the state flower of Illinois, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The genus Viola is known as a symbol of love and modesty by poets such as Sappho, William Shakespeare, and Christina Rossetti. A French play that…
Aztalan State Park marks the site of an ancient Mississippian culture settlement that flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.
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The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders.
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