Viola pedata

Common names: Cut-leaved Violet, Violet, Bird's Foot Violet, Crowfoot Violet

Genus: Viola

Species: Viola pedata

Class: Syngenesia

Order: Monogamia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Viola

Modern Species: Viola pedata

Modern Family: Violaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: upper petal dark violet; lower petal pale violet

Season: spring summer

Native Region: Eastern N America

Artist: J. Sowerby