Viola pedata

A rare violet in Indiana, found in glades and limestone barrens.

Plant habit at The Nature Conservancy's Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve, Alabama, 18 Mar 2008.

A flower at the Bibb County glades, 18 Mar 2008.

An early-season leaf at Bibb County Glades, AL, 18 Mar 2008. The later leaves are more deeply divided, as seen below.

A late season leaf at Spring Mill State Park, Indiana, 10 Jun 2004.