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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Violaceae
Viola pedata L.
bird's-foot violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
pedata: footlike
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, up to 4" tall forb, basically stemless; no stolons |
| Flower: | light purple to blue, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, stamens prominently protruding forming an orange/yellow center, petals beardless; solitary, basal; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | capsule with copper-colored seeds |
| Leaf: | main leaves 3-parted then deeply divided into 3-5 toothed parts |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry; woods, prairies, inland sands; in sandy, gravelly soil |
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