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Viola howellii

Viola lanceolata

Howell's violet

lance-leaved violet
Habit Sparsely pubescent perennial from scaly rhizomes, 2-10 cm. tall.
Leaves

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 1.5-2 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, seeds light brown.

Viola howellii

Viola lanceolata
Flowering time April-May May-June
Habitat Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. Bogs, moist meadows, cranberry beds, and ditches.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to southwestern Oregon.
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Origin Native Introduced from eastern and central North America
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
V. adunca, V. arvensis, V. canadensis, V. flettii, V. glabella, V. lanceolata, V. langsdorffii, V. macloskeyi, V. nephrophylla, V. nuttallii, V. odorata, V. orbiculata, V. palustris, V. pluviae, V. purpurea, V. renifolia, V. riviniana, V. selkirkii, V. sempervirens, V. sheltonii, V. sororia, V. tricolor, V. trinervata, V. ×wittrockiana
V. adunca, V. arvensis, V. canadensis, V. flettii, V. glabella, V. howellii, V. langsdorffii, V. macloskeyi, V. nephrophylla, V. nuttallii, V. odorata, V. orbiculata, V. palustris, V. pluviae, V. purpurea, V. renifolia, V. riviniana, V. selkirkii, V. sempervirens, V. sheltonii, V. sororia, V. tricolor, V. trinervata, V. ×wittrockiana
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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