Viola glabella |
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pioneer violet, stream violet |
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Habit | Puberulent perennial from widely spreading, scaly, fleshy rhizomes, the flowering stems 5-30 cm. tall, leafless the lower two-thirds. |
Leaves | Leaf blades ovate-cordate to reniform, abruptly pointed, the basal leaves with petioles 10-20 cm. long; stipules membranous, ovate to obovate, 5-10 mm. long, entire. |
Flowers | Flowers 8-14 mm. long, borne chiefly on the upper part of the stem, on peduncles about as long as the leaves; spur very short; petals clear yellow, the lower 3 with purple penciling, the lateral pair well bearded; style head copiously bearded. |
Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds brown. |
Viola glabella |
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Flowering time | March-July |
Habitat | Moist woods and stream banks, low to middle elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta and Montana.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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