A shy little woodland plant, from five to twelve inches tall, with creeping root-stocks and small, dry stipules. The flowers are an inch or less across, the two upper petals white, tinged with reddish-purple on the outside, and the other petals white or yellow, with a splash of purple on each of the two side petals and the lower one veined with purple. This grows in shady woods.

Western Heartsease -Viola ocellata. Pine Violet-V. lobata. VIOLET FAMILY. Violaceae.