Viola bakeri |
Viola nuttallii |
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Nuttall's violet |
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Habit | Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long. | |
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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | a glabrous, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
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Viola bakeri |
Viola nuttallii |
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Flowering time | May-July | April-July |
Habitat | Moist to dry openings in coniferous forests. | Grassland, sagebrush and juniper flats, and moist to dry openings in coniferous forests. |
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 chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Britsh Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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