''Viola pedata'', the birdsfoot violet, bird's-foot violet, or mountain pansy, is a
violet
Violet may refer to:
Common meanings
* Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue
* One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly:
** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
Places United States
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native to sandy areas in central and eastern
North America
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Varieties
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
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.
Gallery
Bird's Foot Violet (Viola pedata).jpg, ''Viola pedata'' var. ''bicolor''
Path through bird's-foot violet.jpg, A path covered in bird's-foot violets in the Spring Green Preserve in Sauk County, Wisconsin
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References
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External links
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Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Missouri Botanical Garden*
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Ontario WildflowersRobert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Plant of the Week Celebrating Wildflowers, US Forest Service
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(variation in flower color)
pedata
Flora of the Eastern United States
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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