Viola howellii |
Viola renifolia |
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Howell's violet |
kidney-leaf white violet |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds light brown. |
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Viola howellii |
Viola renifolia |
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Flowering time | April-May | June-August |
Habitat | Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. | Peatlands, riparian zones, swamps, seeps, and damp thickets. |
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 east of the Cascades crest in the north-central to northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to northern Washington, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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