| Section |
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| Scientific Name |
elementary species |
Viola pedata L. |
| forma |
| Viola pedata f. rosea Sanders |
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| variety |
| Viola pedata var. concolor Holm ex Brainerd |
| Viola pedata var. bicolor Pursh |
| Viola pedata var. inornata Greene |
| Viola pedata var. lineariloba DC. |
| Viola pedata var. lineariloba f. cuneatiloba Brainerd ex Fern. |
| Viola pedata var. ranunculifolia (Juss. ex Poir.) Ging. ex DC. |
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| synonym |
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| Stalk Form |
The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock. |
| Habitat |
It grows wild in dry sandy or rocky soil, prairies, open woods. |
| Distribution |
It is North America endemic species (Appalachian Mountains). |
| Flower |
Size |
Large size. |
| Color |
Lavender to purple. Lower petal are fading to white near the base. |
| misc. |
Two side petals are hairless. And lower petal has darker purple lines.
The spur is short. Stems are tinged purple. |
| Leaf |
Size |
Leaves are basal and lobed palmately. The lobes are often further divided.
Their tips may have some small teeth. |
| Color |
Both sides are bright green. |
| misc. |
It is similar with Viola pedatifida (Prairie Violet). |
| Chromosomes Number |
2n=56 |
| Others |
It is easily identifiable species. The common name is "Bird's Foot Violet". |
