Violaceae
Feltleaf violet
Viola tomentosa
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Feltleaf violet
- Persian
- بنفشه برگنمدی
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Steve Woodward - https://www.inaturalist.org/people/cnpsstevew, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.