Viola pedata
Viola pedata ssp. pedata

Bird's-foot Violet

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Family: Violaceae (Violet family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: May - June

Bird's-foot Violet's leaf blades are deeply divided into linear or lanceolate segments. Its open-flower's petals are usually lilac-purple, and its lateral petals are hairless within. It has orange stamens that are conspicuously protruding and beaklike.




19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA
19 May 2023
Shenandoah Mountain, Rockingham County, VA
   




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