
Viola in fruit along a wooded trail in Missouri

Viola cuneata

Vio9la cuneata

Viola cuneata -- as the valves dry, the edges press together and forcefully expel the seeds some distance from the fruit

Viola nutallii - Cliestogamous flowers at base of plant

Maturing fruits

Viola nutallii - Chasmogamous flowers

Fruit dehiscing - how many valves? how many carpels?

Parietal placentation; how many carpels formed this ovary? how many placentas can you see?

Viola adunca - Indian Creek, UT

Viola adunca

Viola adunca

Viola adunca - compare the length of the spur other photos on this page

Viola nephrophylla

Viola nephrophylla

Viola purpurea - El dorado co., CA

Viola purpurea

Viola purpurea fruit maturing from cliestogamous flower

Viola lobata

Hybanthus concolor - North Carolina

Hybanthus concolor flowers - North Carolina

Viola sp. - Chile

Viola species - Chile