Violaceae

Nuttall's violet

Viola nuttallii Pursh

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Nuttall's violet (Viola nuttallii) — FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Nuttall's violet
Persian: بنفشه دشتی

Synonyms

Crocion nuttallii (Pursh) Nieuwl. & Lunell
Viola nuttallii var. nuttallii

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 626 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoard, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alissa Iverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eric Watts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Hoekstra, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.