Okay all you violet aficionados.... I thought I knew violets but.... I need to know some tidbits of information to help me id a violet I have. There was some mention about violets and how some arise (flowers) from the bottom of the plant and some from plant/leaf stems. I googled a little and they called stems that produce flowers (some species do some species don't right?) "common stems" . My question is there must be some scientific/botanical word for violets or violet stems (flowering) that arise from the base of the plant and those that arise off leafy stems. Also what are stipules (not that it has anything to do with it) . While googling violets trying to id I find alot about stipules.... Anyway.... thanks for any help and look to the post on "What is this small violet?" for reference on the violet I"m trying to id. :)

Here is a link (while they describe this yellow violet) on what I mean by separate flowers and stems:

Here is a link that might be useful: link