Wild violet

Heart shaped leaves, palmate veins, wavy or crenate margins; herbaceous perennial, from rhizomes, forms a basal rosette; may be 6" across and 4" high; green leaves about 3" long and 3" across, violet flowers are about ¾" across, and consist of 5 rounded petals - 2 upper petals, 2 lateral petals with white hairs (or beards) near the throat of the flower, and a lower petal that functions as a landing pad for visiting insects, blooms in mid- to late spring, and lasts about 1-1½ months.