Viola purpurea |
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Habit | Puberulent perennial from a slender, scaly rhizome, the aerial stems 5-15 mm. long; herbage usually glaucous-green, purplish-veined, often purplish throughout. |
Leaves | Leaf blades rather thick and fleshy, orbicular to lanceolate, cordate to wedge-shaped at the base, sub-entire to wavy-margined or toothed; petioles 2-6 cm. long; stipules lanceolate, entire to few-toothed. |
Flowers | Peduncles shorter than the leaves; flowers 5-12 mm. long, spur very short; petals yellow, brownish-penciled, the lateral pair bearded. |
Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved, puberulent capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
Viola purpurea |
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Flowering time | May-August |
Habitat | Open, rocky, fairly dry slopes, moderate to high elevations in the mountains |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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