| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola palmata L. sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola falcata Greene |
| Viola lovelliana Brainerd | |
| Viola viarum Pollard | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | leaves in outline ovate, 5-10cm wide, palmatipartite, segments 5-11, narrow, hirsute, flowers to 3cm across |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
palmata heterophylla Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliot] 1: 300 (1817)
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