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+ | Viola praemorsa, Violaceae, Canary violet, Yellow Montane Violet, Viola nuttallii | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
+ | General: Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long. | ||
+ | Leaves: Leaf blades conspicuously hairy, thick and fleshy, entire, ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 cm. long; petiole 5-15 cm. long; stipules attached to the petiole, the free portion few-toothed. | ||
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+ | Flowers: Flowers with peduncles shorter than the leaves; flowers 8-15 mm. long, yellow, the upper petals brownish-backed, the lower 3 penciled with brownish-purple, the lateral pair bearded; style head bearded, rounded. | ||
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+ | Fruit: Fruit a hairy, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal. | ||
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==Bloom Period== | ==Bloom Period== | ||
+ | April-July | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Chiefly west of the Cascades, British Columbia to California. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Ecological Setting-Drier areas, valleys and prairies at low elevations. | ||
+ | Moisture Regime-Moist | ||
+ | Shade Tolerance-Intolerant | ||
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
==Propagation== | ==Propagation== | ||
+ | Crop Intervals | ||
+ | Perennial | ||
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+ | ==Seed== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
+ | <Gallery> | ||
+ | File:V.png | ||
+ | </Gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 12:49, 14 May 2012
Viola praemorsa, Violaceae, Canary violet, Yellow Montane Violet, Viola nuttallii
Contents
Taxonomy
Description
General: Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long. Leaves: Leaf blades conspicuously hairy, thick and fleshy, entire, ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 cm. long; petiole 5-15 cm. long; stipules attached to the petiole, the free portion few-toothed.
Flowers: Flowers with peduncles shorter than the leaves; flowers 8-15 mm. long, yellow, the upper petals brownish-backed, the lower 3 penciled with brownish-purple, the lateral pair bearded; style head bearded, rounded.
Fruit: Fruit a hairy, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal.
Bloom Period
April-July
Distribution
Chiefly west of the Cascades, British Columbia to California.
Habitat
Ecological Setting-Drier areas, valleys and prairies at low elevations. Moisture Regime-Moist Shade Tolerance-Intolerant
Uses
Propagation
Crop Intervals Perennial