I'm pretty sure I have viola sororia (and Viola sororia -f- priceana) in my woodland garden, but I'd like to be sure.

the web based key at the american violet society seems to confirm this.

I compared to my flower photos and managed to find one nearly spent bloom of the darker.

I couldn't find a source online to compare to V. odorata.

I'm pretty sure I never noticed a scent - how apparent is it in odorata? and mine appear to multiply by seed only.

here are some pics I have - figured they may help to see if I'm either on the right track, or way off.

the rhizome, flowerless w seedlings, and seedhead are random.

I don't remember which corresponding flower they belong to, sorry.

I will say the darker form occurs more frequently.

Rhizomes - never noticed any "runners":

very prolific reseeders:

seeds:

darker - sororia?

fairer - ??priceana?:

thank you for your assistance