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Viola pedata L.
birdfoot violet

       
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Viola pedata L.

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Synonyms:
Viola pedata L.

  VIPEC Viola pedata L. var. concolor Holm ex Brainerd
  VIPEL Viola pedata L. var. lineariloba DC.
  VIPER Viola pedata L. var. ranunculifolia DC.
 

Distribution:
Viola pedata L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Viola pedata L.

View 4 genera in Violaceae, 125 species in Viola
 

Classification:
Viola pedata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Violaceae – Violet family
Genus Viola L. – violet
Species Viola pedata L. – birdfoot violet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Viola pedata L.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
Viola pedata var. lineariloba
bird's-foot violet              Threatened
New York:
bird's-foot violet              Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
bird-foot violet              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Viola pedata L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU UPL FACU UPL NO UPL UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Viola pedata L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Viola pedata L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22130.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Viola pedata L.

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

 
 
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