Viola labradorica

{{Short description|Species of Viola, a genus of flowering plants in family Violaceae}}

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|image = Alpine Violet Viola labradorica Flower Closeup 1456px.jpg

|genus = Viola (plant)

|species = labradorica

|authority = SchrankViola labradorica was originally described and published in Denkschriften der Bayer. Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 2: 12. 1818
{{Tropicos|33800415|Name - Viola labradorica Schrank |access-date=August 21, 2011}}

|synonyms = *V. conspersa Rchb.

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Viola labradorica, commonly known as alpine violet,{{ITIS |id=22093 |taxon=Viola labradorica}} American dog violet,{{Go Botany |genus=Viola |species=labradorica |common=American dog violet, Labrador violet}} dog violet{{Illinois Wildflowers|woodland/plants/dog_violet|Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)}} or Labrador violet,{{GRIN}}{{EOL|584348|Common names for American dog violet (Viola labradorica) |access-date=22 March 2014 }} is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant. It is native to Greenland, eastern Canada, and the eastern United States.{{cite web |title=Viola labradorica Schrank |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:868477-1 |access-date=2019-04-04 }} The plant sold as Viola labradorica by nurseries is Viola riviniana.[http://www.perennials.com/plants/viola-labradorica.html Heritage Perennials: Viola labradorica]