Violaceae

Early blue violet

Viola palmata L.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Early blue violet (Viola palmata) — FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Early blue violet, Three-lobe violet, Trilobed violet, Wood violet, Lovell's violet, Twoflower violet

Synonyms

Viola asarifolia Pursh
Viola congener Leconte
Viola cucullata var. congener (Leconte) Torr. & A.Gray
Viola cucullata var. palmata (L.) A.Gray
Viola edulis Spach
Viola falcata Greene
Viola lovelliana Brainerd
Viola ornithodes Greene
Viola palmata var. asarifolia House
Viola palmata var. dilatata Elliott
Viola palmata var. obliqua Hitchc.
Viola palmata var. palmata
Viola palmata var. triloba (Schwein.) Ging. ex DC.
Viola palmata var. variegata Stowell
Viola stoneana House
Viola triloba Schwein.
Viola triloba var. dilatata Brainerd
Viola vespertilionis Greene
Viola viarum Pollard

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 1,398 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kate Kruesi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.