''Viola pubescens'', commonly called the downy yellow violet, is a plant species of the genus '' Viola'' and is classified within the subsection Nudicaules of section Chamaemelanium. It is a widespread North American violet found in rich, mesic woodlands, and sometimes in meadows, from Minnesota and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Virginia. ''V. pubescens'' produces two different types of flowers during the season, including

chasmogamous Chasmogamy, is a plant reproductive mechanism in which pollination occurs in chasmogamous flowers. Chasmogamous flowers are commonly showy with open petals encircling exposed reproductive parts. Chasmogamous stems from Greek for "open marriage", na ...

flowers in the early spring and cleistogamous flowers summer through fall. Similar-looking species include the round-leaved yellow violet ('' Viola rotundifolia''). The two species can be differentiated by leaf shape and leaf margin. Additionally, ''V. pubescens'' has both

basal Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''. Science * Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure * Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...

and cauline leaves, while ''V. rotundifolia'' has only basal leaves.

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