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three-lobed violet
Viola palmata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Stone's violetViola stoneana
wavy-leaved violetViola subsinuata
Lovell's violetViola lovelliana
Southern Coastal VioletViola septemloba
Arrowleaf VioletViola sagittata
bird's foot violetViola pedata
Blue Ridge VioletViola monacanora
Prairie VioletViola pedatifida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,154 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 597 |
| Arkansas | 550 |
| Tennessee | 508 |
| North Carolina | 501 |
| Pennsylvania | 476 |
| Missouri | 460 |
| New York | 458 |
| West Virginia | 456 |
| Maryland | 406 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | Violet Family · Violaceae |
| Genus | Violets · Viola |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise three-lobed violet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.