| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pedatifida G.Don sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 1: 320 (1831) |
| Native Range | Canada to wc. & ec. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves ternate, segments variously incised, segments linear, petals large, 1-2cm long, three lower petals barbate, seed light brown, capsule yellowish |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bright violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola delphinifolia Nutt. Viola palmata var. pedatifida (G.Don) Cronquist Viola pedatifida var. indivisa Greene Viola viarum f. pilifera E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MIC Michigan, OHI Ohio) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, VRG Virginia) |