Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Viola sororia Wild. Common name(s): common blue violet, Missouri violet, hooded blue violet, Florida violet, meadow violet, woolly blue violet Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image,