Similar Species
- Sweet Violet Viola odorata - sweetly scented and has all the leaves at the base of the plant, the stipules are gland tipped
- Heath Dog Violet Viola canina - has clear blue flowers, narrower leaves and smaller teeth on the stipules
- Marsh Violet Viola palustris - found in wet places, leaves are kidney shaped which come from underground creeping stems, and the flowers are dark-veined. The stipules have no teeth at all.
- Alpine Violet Viola labradorica - V. riviniana is sometimes sold by nurseries as V. labradorica.
Note that pansies are also of the Viola Genus.
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