Violaceae

Johnny-jump-up

Viola pedunculata Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Johnny-jump-up (Viola pedunculata) — FlowerPhoto: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Johnny-jump-up, Johnny jump up
Persian: بنفشه فرنگی زرد

Synonyms

Viola pedunculata subsp. pedunculata
Viola pedunculata subsp. tenuifolia M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen
Viola pedunculata var. tenuifolia (M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen) J.T.Howell

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 2,560 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Flower Hunter, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Calibas, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristen Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Folini assumed, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, 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.