Characteristics
Dicots
Viola pedata L. var. pedata
Bird Foot Violet
forb
10
**
Native G5TNR (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Basifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Blue
Carpel Number/Pistil
3
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Complexity
Simple
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Capsule
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
solitary
Leaf Arrangement
basal
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
palmate
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Xeric; Mesic
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
5
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Parietal
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
5
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
5
Tepal Number
0
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Violales
Viola pedata L. var. pedata - Bird Foot Violet
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Viola pedata var. pedata - 4
Viola pedata var. pedata - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 3
Viola pedata var. pedata - Ashley B. Morris View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 3
Viola pedata var. pedata - Ashley B. Morris View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 13
Viola pedata var. pedata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 13
Viola pedata var. pedata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 13
Viola pedata var. pedata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 13
Viola pedata var. pedata - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 2
Viola pedata var. pedata - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 21
Viola pedata var. pedata - Tara Littlefield View Full Size
Viola pedata var. pedata - 19
Viola pedata var. pedata - Theo Witsell View Full Size