Viola flettii |
Viola howellii |
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Flett's violet, Olympic violet |
Howell's violet |
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Habit | Glabrous perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the stems 3-15 cm. long. | Sparsely pubescent perennial from scaly rhizomes, 2-10 cm. tall. |
Leaves | Leaves fleshy, petiolate, purplish-green, the blades reniform, 1.5-4 cm. broad, finely round-toothed; stipules lanceolate, 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 1.5 cm. long, the spur very short, yellow; petals purplish-violet, yellow at the base, the lower 3 dark-veined, the lateral pair yellow-bearded; style head well bearded. |
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 | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds light brown. |
Viola flettii |
Viola howellii |
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Flowering time | June-August | April-May |
Habitat | Alpine rock crevices and talus slopes at high elevations. | Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Olympic Mountains
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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 | Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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