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§1 Plant
Viola bicolor Pursh
vernacular field pansy — species · Violaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Violaceae Batsch
- Genus
- Viola
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 959 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 959 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Colorado view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Bibb 13021
- Burke 13033
- Catoosa 13047
- Clarke 13059
- Clay 13061
- Cobb 13067
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Laurens 13175
- Lee 13177
- Madison 13195
- Meriwether 13199
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Pike 13231
- Talbot 13263
- Walker 13295
- Whitfield 13313
- Worth 13321
Illinois view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- Sullivan 18153
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Grant 20067
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Bourbon 21017
- Breckinridge 21027
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. James 22093
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Bolivar 28011
- Carroll 28015
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Hinds 28049
- Jones 28067
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Pontotoc 28115
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
Missouri view state ↗ 98 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 6 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Hertford 37091
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Swain 37173
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Athens 39009
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clermont 39025
- Coshocton 39031
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Alfalfa 40003
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Canadian 40017
- Cherokee 40021
- Cleveland 40027
- Comanche 40031
- Creek 40037
- Delaware 40041
- Dewey 40043
- Grady 40051
- Grant 40053
- Greer 40055
- Hughes 40063
- Kiowa 40075
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Nowata 40105
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Rogers 40131
- Seminole 40133
- Sequoyah 40135
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
- Woods 40151
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Monroe 42089
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Washington 47179
- Weakley 47183
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Cass 48067
- Cherokee 48073
- Dallas 48113
- Delta 48119
- Erath 48143
- Fannin 48147
- Grayson 48181
- Gregg 48183
- Henderson 48213
- Hunt 48231
- Johnson 48251
- Kaufman 48257
- La Salle 48283
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- McLennan 48309
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Panola 48365
- Parker 48367
- Rains 48379
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- San Augustine 48405
- Smith 48423
- Tarrant 48439
- Titus 48449
- Travis 48453
- Upshur 48459
- Van Zandt 48467
- Walker 48471
- Wichita 48485
- Wood 48499
Virginia view state ↗ 95 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Lincoln 54043
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
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Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/8270268 ↗Record version
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