Violaceae

Pine violet

Viola lobata Benth.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Pine violet (Viola lobata) — FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Pine violet, Butterfly violet
Persian: بنفشه کاجی
Ukrainian: Фіалка жовта лісова

Synonyms

Viola dactylifera Greene
Viola lobata subsp. lobata
Viola lobata subsp. psychodes (Greene) Munz
Viola lobata var. lobata
Viola lobata var. psychodes (Greene) J.T.Howell
Viola psychodes Greene
Viola sequoiensis Kellogg

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 188 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Miley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bruce from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bruce from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.