Pansy

Could be mistaken for The larger-flowered hybrid pansy (Viola x wittrockiana), more often what's meant by 'pansy' at a garden center than this species (Viola tricolor, also called Johnny Jump Up). To tell them apart: No visual cue independently confirmed; check the botanical name or cultivar tag. Clemson's page gives the garden pansy as Viola x wittrockiana and names Johnny-jump-up as either Viola cornuta or Viola tricolor: so the tag name alone can point to either of two species.. Both are commonly sold and both are usually just called 'pansy': a shopper could reasonably have either plant.

Could be mistaken for ASPCA's 'Pansy Orchid' page (Miltoniopsis), an entirely unrelated orchid genus. To tell them apart: Completely different plant family (orchid vs. this annual bedding flower) despite the shared 'pansy' word.. Should not be used as a toxicity source for this species.