title: Viola brittoniana
text: # Viola brittoniana
  
  Viola brittoniana, known as coast violet, northern coastal violet and Britton's violet, is a rare, acaulescent blue-flowered violet that is endemic to the eastern United States. It has distinctive leaves with narrow lobes and deep sinuses. It is a perennial.
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  It is listed as endangered in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. It is listed as threatened in Massachusetts and as possibly extirpated in Maine.
  
  