Viola pedata
birdfoot violet
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Violaceae
Leaf Margin
ciliate, toothed
Leaf Type
compound, dissected, palmate
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, purple
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March, April, May, June, September, October
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Known Parish Occurrences
Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Union, Vernon, Washington, Webster, Winn
- plant occurs in parish
Wetland Class
FACU
Animal Use
Attracts birds and butterflies. Larval host for the Regal Fritillary.
Habitat
Rocky, open woods, sandy prairies, and pinelands.