Difference between revisions of "Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa"

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Viola "nuttallii" (Pursh) var. "praemosa" (Douglas ex. Linl.), Family: Violaceae. Canary violet, Upland Yellow Violet, Yellow Montane Violet, formerly V. "praemorsa", V, "praemosa" vars. "flavovirens, linguifolia." Codon: VIONUT
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Viola ''nuttallii'' (Pursh) var. ''praemosa'' (Douglas ex. Linl.), Family: Violaceae. Canary violet, Upland Yellow Violet, Yellow Montane Violet, formerly V. ''praemorsa'', V, ''praemosa'' vars. ''flavovirens, linguifolia.'' Codon: VIONUT
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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{{Taxobox
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| name = Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa|
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
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| classis = Rosids
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| ordo = Malgiphiales
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| familia = Violaceae
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| genus = '''''Viola'''''
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| species = '''''V. nuttallii.'''''
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| subspecies = '''''var praemorsa.'''''
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| binomial =
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| binomial_authority = Pursh, Douglas ex. Lindl
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| synonyms =
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}}
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
General: Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long.
 
General: Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long.

Revision as of 20:10, 12 April 2020

Viola nuttallii (Pursh) var. praemosa (Douglas ex. Linl.), Family: Violaceae. Canary violet, Upland Yellow Violet, Yellow Montane Violet, formerly V. praemorsa, V, praemosa vars. flavovirens, linguifolia. Codon: VIONUT

Taxonomy

Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Class: Rosids
Order: Malgiphiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. nuttallii.
Subspecies: var praemorsa.

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

Seed

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References