Bird’s Foot Violet occurs in sandy prairies and savannas. It has narrow, deeply lobed leaves. Its flowers can take on several different color formations naturally, but the mose common variation is two dark purple petals and three lite purple petals. It assoicates with Bouteloua curtipendula, Dodecatheon meadia, and Symphyotrichum oolentangiense. It attracts a variety of bees and butterflies.