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.[2] It is native to southern Ontario and the central and eastern United States, and it has been introduced to Austria, Germany, and Japan.[1] It is generally found growing in rich upland hardwood forests.[3]

Viola palmata
At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden
Close-up of leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. palmata
Binomial name
Viola palmata
Synonyms[1]
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    • Viola congener Leconte
    • Viola cucullata var. congener (Leconte) Torr. & A.Gray
    • Viola cucullata var. palmata (L.) A.Gray
    • Viola falcata Greene
    • Viola ornithodes Greene
    • Viola palmata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield
    • Viola palmata var. asarifolia House
    • Viola palmata var. dilatata Elliott
    • Viola palmata var. fragrans Elliott
    • Viola palmata var. obliqua Hitchc.
    • Viola palmata f. striata O.R.Willis
    • Viola palmata var. triloba (Schwein.) Ging.
    • Viola palmata var. variegata Stowell
    • Viola palmata f. variegata (Stowell) E.L.Rand & Redfield
    • Viola palmata var. vulgaris Elliott
    • Viola triloba Schwein.
    • Viola triloba f. albida Steyerm.
    • Viola triloba f. annjoae Creutz
    • Viola triloba var. dilatata (Elliott) Brainerd
    • Viola triloba f. dilatata (Elliott) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
    • Viola vespertilionis Greene

References

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  1. ^ a b "Viola palmata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Viola palmata L. Taxonomic Serial No.: 22125". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023. ...three-lobe violet
  3. ^ "Account for Three-lobed Violet - Viola palmata L." Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.