Viola langsdorffii |
Viola affinis |
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Alaska violet, Aleutian violet |
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Habit | Glabrous, acaulescent perennial with shallow, fleshy, spreading rhizomes. | |
Leaves | Leaf blades deeply ovate-cordate to cordate-triangular, up to 7 cm. in width, with rounded teeth; petioles 5-25 cm. long; stipules linear-lanceolate, entire. |
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Flowers | Flowers solitary, 10-20 mm. long, on peduncles usually exceeding the leaves; spur short, saccate; petals 5, bluish-violet, the lower 3 whitish at the base, prominently bearded, the upper pair sometimes not bearded; style glabrous. |
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Fruits | Capsule, 3-valved. |
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Viola langsdorffii |
Viola affinis |
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Flowering time | April-July | May-July |
Habitat | Peatlands, shores, snowmelt communities, and wet meadows, from lowlands to middle elevations. | Moist places, especially in meadows and along streams. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California.
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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