''Viola palmata'' (syn. ''Viola triloba''), the trilobed violet, early blue violet, or wood violet (names it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family

Violaceae Violaceae is a family of flowering plants established in 1802, consisting of about 1000 species in about 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus ''Viola'', the violets and pansies. Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed ...

. It is native to southern Ontario and the central and eastern United States, and it has been introduced to Austria, Germany, and Japan. It is generally found growing in rich upland hardwood forests.

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palmata Flora of Ontario Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of Texas Flora of the Southeastern United States Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants described in 1753 {{Violaceae-stub