Viola langsdorffii |
Viola macloskeyi |
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Alaska violet, Aleutian violet |
small white violet |
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Habit | Perennial from slender rhizomes, with filiform stolons, the leaves and peduncles rising from the rhizomes, the latter 3-6 cm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaf blades ovate-cordate, 1-3 cm. long, with petioles 2-4 cm. long; stipules lanceolate, membranous, with fine, gland-tipped teeth. |
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Flowers | Flowers 5-10 mm. long, the spur fairly prominent; petals white, the lower 3 with purple penciling, the lateral pair bearded; style head glabrous. |
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Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
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Viola langsdorffii |
Viola macloskeyi |
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Flowering time | April-July | May-August |
Habitat | Peatlands, shores, snowmelt communities, and wet meadows, from lowlands to middle elevations. | Boggy and wet ground from low to mid-elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington;d British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast..
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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