CREEPING WOOD-VIOLET.
Viola sarmentosa, Dougl. Violet Family.
Stems.—Creeping. Leaves.—Round-cordate; six to eighteen lines broad; finely crenate; often rusty beneath; usually punctate with dark dots. Peduncles.—Slender. Flowers.—Small; light yellow without and within. (Flower structure as in V. pedunculata.) Hab.—Coast Ranges, from Monterey to British Columbia.
This modest little violet is found commonly in woods,—often in redwood forests,—where it carpets the ground with its shapely little round leaves.
Its specific name refers to its running habit.