Texas Wildbuds
Viola palmata
(Three-lobe Violet)
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0481
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0475
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0522
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0484
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0479
Viola palmata, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0528
| Scientific Name | Viola palmata (Viola triloba) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VIPA3 |
| Common Name | Three-lobe Violet, Early Blue Violet | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 22125 |
| Family | Violaceae (Violet) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moderatey moist soils in woodlands, streambanks and roadsides. Plant: Stemless perennial 2-3/8 to 20 inches tall, usually much shorter; leaves and flowers arising from rootstock, no stolons (runners). Leaves: Two or three basal leaves on hairy petioles up to 8 inches long in various overall shapes: ovate to reniform, cordate, or triangular-ovate, 5/8 to 3-3/4 inches long and width from half as long to as long; early and late season blades usually unlobed; mid-season blades with 5 to 7 shallow to deep often irregular lobes; margins are serrate or entire, usually ciliate; surfaces smooth or moderately covered with fine hairs, also on veins. Inflorescence: Single flower borne on a long stalk (peduncle) to about the level of the leaves; flower has 5 deep blue-violet spreading petals (2 upper, 2 lateral, and 1 lower), lateral petals with dense white hairs near the throat of the flower; lower petal with a conspicuous patch of white with blue-violet veins; sepals are lanceolate-ovate, light green to purple and pubescent; peduncle densely covered with spreading white hairs and hooked at the end. Bloom Period: March and April. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet, Illinois Wildflowers, Missouri Plants and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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