Viola flettii |
Viola pluviae |
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Flett's violet, Olympic violet |
rain violet |
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Habit | Glabrous perennial from short, thick rhizomes, the stems 3-15 cm. long. | Leaves few, arising from long petioles attached to the rhizome. |
Leaves | Leaves fleshy, petiolate, purplish-green, the blades reniform, 1.5-4 cm. broad, finely round-toothed; stipules lanceolate, toothed. |
Apex of largest leaves obtuse or shortly acuminate from protruding apical tooth; upper and lower leaf surfaces glabrous. |
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. |
blue, 9-12 mm long in profile. |
Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
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Viola flettii |
Viola pluviae |
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Flowering time | June-August | April-July |
Habitat | Alpine rock crevices and talus slopes at high elevations. | Wet areas at low to moderate elevations, including in part to full shade. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to the Olympic Mountains
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho and Montana; Eurasia. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP) | Not of concern |
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