Viola howellii |
Viola orbiculata |
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Howell's violet |
darkwoods violet, evergreen yellow violet, round-leaved violet |
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Habit | Sparsely pubescent perennial from scaly rhizomes, 2-10 cm. tall. | Glabrous perennial from scaly rhizomes, the aerial stems up to 5 cm. long. |
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. |
Leaves blades nearly orbicular to cordate-ovate, 2-4 cm. broad, thin, often persisting through the winter; petioles 2-10 cm. long; stipules brownish, lanceolate, membranous, mostly entire. |
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. |
Flowers 5-15 mm. long, the spur short, saccate; peduncles exceeding the leaves; petals lemon-yellow to gold, the lower 3 purplish-penciled, the lateral pair yellow-bearded; style head bearded. |
Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds light brown. |
Fruit a purplish-mottled, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds brown. |
Viola howellii |
Viola orbiculata |
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Flowering time | April-May | May-August |
Habitat | Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. | Open woods, middle to high elevations in the mountains. |
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 on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana and Wyoming.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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