Violaceae
Pinto violet
Viola ocellata
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Pinto violet
- Persian
- بنفشه خالمخالی
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rajan Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: rappman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felicia Gershberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flower Hunter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roger Raiche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.