| Description | Bird Foot Viola (Viola pedata) is a short-lived perennial wildflower that can readily reseed. |
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| Pronunciation | (vi-O-la) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained, average, sandy |
| Flowers | pale blue-violet to dark purple-violet, 5 sepals, 5 petals |
| Fruit | seeds |
| Leaves | green, deeply divided into 3-5 palmate lobes, arise form the tuberous (caudex-like) base |
| Roots | tuberous, with long coarse roots |
| Dimensions | 3-6 inches tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to North America from around the Mississippi river east. |
| Misc Facts | Name comes from the deeply cut leaves that look like a bird's foot. |
| Notes & Reference | #61-How to recognize Flowering Wild Plants (William Carey Grimm), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info) |
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