Flower ID: IMG_3649.JPG-05-19-2020 Flower name (scientific): Viola pedata var. pedata Linnaeus PY: 1753 Flower name (common): Birdfoot Violet Family name (common): Violet Family name (scientific): Violaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.5 inches ( 2.0 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: purple or blue Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 3 to 6 inches ( 8. to 15. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaflet, lobes spatulate, lanceolate +/- linear, deltate, or ovate (FNA), ovate to kidney-shaped, ternately dissected into slender, linear to oblanceolate segments (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795820 Longitude: -91.513667 Altitude: 264.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: