Birdfoot Violets blooming among Reindeer Lichen in Green Ridge SF, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/19/2008).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2011).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/28/2008).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/28/2008).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., maryland (4/28/2008).

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Bird's-foot Violets in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2015).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/20/2014).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2005).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/1981).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/4/2015).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/8/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 992463 - Psn: 78)

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Bird's-foot Violet in Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/25/2013).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2013).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2017).

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Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2015).

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The leaves of Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/30/2018).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2017).

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Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2019).

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Birdfoot Violets blooming among Reindeer Lichen in Green Ridge SF, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/19/2008). Media by Bill Hubick.

Bird's-foot Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2011). View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/28/2008). Media by Jim Brighton.

Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., maryland (4/28/2008). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Bird's-foot Violets in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). View Record Details Media by Wendy Crowe.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/23/2016). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/20/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2005). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/1981). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Bird's-foot Violet in Green Ridge State Forest, Allegany Co., Maryland (4/25/2013). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Bird's-foot Violet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2017). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Bird's-foot Violet blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

The leaves of Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Bird's-foot Violet in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Bird's-foot Violet in Washington Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). (c) Dave, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Dave via iNaturalist.

Bird's-foot Violet in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/18/2020). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by botanygirl via iNaturalist.

Bird's-foot Violet in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/1/2019). View Record Details Media by Kimberly Booth.

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Viola pedata

Photographed in Hobbs State Park / Conservation Management Area, northwestern Arkansas
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. pedata
Binomial name
*Viola pedata* L.

Viola pedata, the birdsfoot violet, bird's-foot violet, or mountain pansy, is a violet native to sandy areas in central and eastern North America.

Varieties

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Two primary color forms exist, Viola pedata var. lineariloba ("concolor"), which is a solid pink-lilac-lavender color, and var. pedata ("bicolor"), in which the superior petals are a deep red-purple and the lateral and interior petals are similar to the concolor variety. Less common is Viola pedata var. linearloba forma alba, which is a white flowered form.

Cultivation

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Birdsfoot violet favors well drained, acidic soils in full to partial sun environments. It is difficult to cultivate in typical garden environments because it does not tolerate rich, organic garden soils and excess moisture.