I would like to start this post with a disclaimer. I am not entirely sure this is V. odorata, it could very well be another species. V. odorata is supposedly quite fragrant and all the flowers I have smelled in SLC are not. However, this is the one Viola species that is listed as a lawn weed in UT. The other possibility seems to be V. sororoia, which is also a common lawn weed that is not fragrant. However, V. sororoia is not listed as present in Utah according to the USDA. Then there are a lot of other Viola species, but none that are common lawn weeds that I can find at least. It also doesn't help that different species in Viola commonly hybridize with one another!
Violas are a common lawn weed. For most of the summer you will just see the leaves in your lawn, but in early spring they have sweet little purple to white flowers. V. odorata is a perennial and in the family Violaceae. The plants have 5 petals, can have above-ground runners, and have heart-shaped.
Right now this plant is giving many lawns a beautiful purple splash of color.
Violas are a common lawn weed. For most of the summer you will just see the leaves in your lawn, but in early spring they have sweet little purple to white flowers. V. odorata is a perennial and in the family Violaceae. The plants have 5 petals, can have above-ground runners, and have heart-shaped.
Right now this plant is giving many lawns a beautiful purple splash of color.