white violet

here is viola primulifolis of the family violaceae:


however, the USDA did not have listed v. primulifolis. the link above is the closest example, in appearance, i could find. i realize that speciating a plant requires dissection, something i haven't the time to do just yet. regardless of the label that man has applied to this plant, it was found on the banks of the Pearl River during spring of 2007. the river was low and this little fella was growing below the typical river line.

i personally think that this flower is a member of the very common violet that is found around in and around this area and that there was simply a failure in the pigmenting system of this particular seedlings genetic past that turned it white.