Viola trinervata |
Viola pedatifida |
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desert pansy, 3-nerved violet, sagebrush violet |
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Habit | Glabrous, somewhat glaucous perennial from short, thick, very deep-seated rhizomes, the stems several, naked below, 5-15 cm. tall. | |
Leaves | Leaf blades palmately lobed or compound, the main segments once or twice dissected, the ultimate segments narrowly elliptic, 1.5-4 cm. long; leaves leathery, prominently 3-nerved on the lower surface; petioles longer than the blades. |
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Flowers | Peduncles exceeding the leaves; flowers about 1.5 cm. long, usually bicolored, the upper pair deep reddish-violet, the lower 3 pale to deep lilac, with yellowish or whitish base and purple penciling, occasionally all white or all deep purple; style head hairy. |
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Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. |
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Viola trinervata |
Viola pedatifida |
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Flowering time | March-June | |
Habitat | Sagebrush flats and rocky hillsides, often on lithosol, where vernally moist. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; north-central Washington to southeastern Oregon.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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