Viola bakeri |
Viola howellii |
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Howell's violet |
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Habit | Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long. | Sparsely pubescent perennial from scaly rhizomes, 2-10 cm. tall. |
Leaves | Leaf blades entire, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering to the petiole, 2-5 cm. long; petiole 3-12 cm. long; stipules attached to the petiole, the free portion few-toothed. |
Leaf blades cordate to reniform-cordate, with coarse, rounded teeth, the petioles of the many basal leaves 10-15 cm. long; stipules 3-10 mm. long, prominently toothed. |
Flowers | Flowers with peduncles shorter than the leaves; flowers 5-12 mm. long, yellow, the lower 3 penciled with brownish-purple, the lateral pair bearded; style head bearded, rounded. |
Flowers 1.5-2 cm. long, the spur very prominent, saccate; sepals obtuse, auriculate at the base; petals bluish-violet to nearly white, strongly veined with purple, the lateral pair long-bearded; style sparsely bearded. |
Fruits | a glabrous, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds light brown. |
Viola bakeri |
Viola howellii |
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Flowering time | May-July | April-May |
Habitat | Moist to dry openings in coniferous forests. | Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington from Mt. Adams south; south-central Washington to California and Nevada.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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