Viola arvensis
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Viola arvensis |
| Common name: | European field pansy; Johnny jump-up |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | to 12" |
| Foliage: | leaves elliptic, toothed, tapered to base |
| Flower: | 1/4 - 1" pale yellow with purple |
| Flowering time: | late April to late July; fruit to September |
| Habitat: | dry open ground of roadsides, old fields, bluffs |
| Range in New Jersey: | local on the Piedmont, the Inner Coastal Plain and in Cape May County |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | The roots are scented of wintergreen when crushed. |