Common Name: field violet, johnny-jump-ups, field pansy, wild pansyScientific Name: Viola arvensis Murr.Family Name: Violaceae - Violet FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced winter annual, reproducing by seed Stems upright, usually branched at base, smooth or pubescent Leavesalternate, ovate below to lanceolate above, round toothed, petioled, linear-lobed stipules Flowers5-petaled, white to yellow (purple tint or markings), one larger petal below four smaller; long stalked, axillary