Violaceae

Goosefoot violet

Viola purpurea Kellogg

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Goosefoot violet (Viola purpurea) — FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: بنفسج أرجواني, بنفسج قرمزي
English: Goosefoot violet, Mountain violet, Goose-foot yellow violet, Pine violet, Purple-marked yellow violet, Purplish violet
Persian: بنفشه پاغازی

Synonyms

Viola ophiophila Greene
Viola purpurea subsp. purpurea
Viola purpurea var. purpurea
Viola senecta A.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 602 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Megan Sweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Spencer Hurt, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.