Violaceae

Threepart violet

Viola tripartita Elliott

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Threepart violet (Viola tripartita) — FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Threepart violet
Persian: بنفشه سهتکه

Synonyms

Viola glaberrima C.Serg.
Viola glaberrima House
Viola hastata var. glaberrima Ging.
Viola hastata var. tripartita A.Gray
Viola tenuipes Pollard
Viola tripartita f. tripartita
Viola tripartita var. glaberrima (Chapm.) R.M.Harper
Viola tripartita var. tripartita

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hill Craddock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Taylor, 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.