Round-leaved yellow Violet or Viola rotundifolia

Common name: Round-leaved yellow Violet
Genus/sp:Viola rotundifolia
Family: Violet

Description: Only stemless yellow violet= flowers on their own stems:
smallish size, roundish leaves close to ground. 2-5"

Flowering April-May in rich woods from Ontario south
Location: Hashawa Nature Center ( Westminster, MD)

Photo: E. Iglich eiglich@mcdaniel.edu