Difference between revisions of "Viola glabella"

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''Viola glabella'', Violaceae, Stream violet, Yellow Wood Violet, Pioneer Violet
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==== ''Viola glabella'', Violaceae, Stream violet, Yellow Wood Violet, Pioneer Violet ====
 
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[[File:VIGL BenLegler veg good.jpg|thumb|300px|''Viola glabella''  Photo Credit Ben Legler]]  <br />
 
[[File:VIGL BenLegler veg good.jpg|thumb|300px|''Viola glabella''  Photo Credit Ben Legler]]  <br />
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
* Kingdom Plantae 
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{{Taxobox
* Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
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| name = Viola Glabella
* Infrakingdom Streptophyta
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
* Division Tracheophyta
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
* Subdivision Spermatophytina
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
* Infradivision Angiospermae
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| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
* Class Magnoliopsida
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
* Superorder Rosanae
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| subclassis = Rosanae
* Order Malpighiales
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| ordo = Malphigiales
* Family Violaceae  
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| familia = Violaceae
* Genus  Viola L.
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| genus = '''''Viola L.'''''
* Species Viola glabella Nutt.
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| species = '''''Viola Glabella L.'''''
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| binomial_authority = Linnaeus
(source: Itis.gov)
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}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Leaves: Leaf blades ovate-cordate to reniform, abruptly pointed, the basal leaves with petioles 10-20 cm. long; stipules membranous, ovate to obovate, 5-10 mm. long, entire.<br />
 
Leaves: Leaf blades ovate-cordate to reniform, abruptly pointed, the basal leaves with petioles 10-20 cm. long; stipules membranous, ovate to obovate, 5-10 mm. long, entire.<br />
 
Flowers: Flowers 8-14 mm. long, borne chiefly on the upper part of the stem, on peduncles about as long as the leaves; spur very short; petals clear yellow, the lower 3 with purple penciling, the lateral pair well bearded; style head copiously bearded.<br />
 
Flowers: Flowers 8-14 mm. long, borne chiefly on the upper part of the stem, on peduncles about as long as the leaves; spur very short; petals clear yellow, the lower 3 with purple penciling, the lateral pair well bearded; style head copiously bearded.<br />
Fruit: Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds brown.
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Fruit: Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds brown.<ref>WTU
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Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. (n.d.).
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Retrieved from
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https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Viola glabella </ref>
  
  
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Both sides of the Cascades in Washington, Alaska to California, east to Montana
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Both sides of the Cascades in Washington, Alaska to California, east to Montana<ref>Hitchcock, C., Cronquist, Arthur, Giblin, David, Legler, Ben, Zika,
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Peter F., Olmstead, Richard G., . . . Porcino, Natsuko. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest : An illustrated manual'' (Second ed.). Seattle: University of Washington Press ; Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.</ref>
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist woods and stream banks, low to mid-elevations in the mountains
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Moist woods and stream banks, low to mid-elevations in the mountains.
 
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==Uses==
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Landscaping: Smooth yellow violet is easy to establish in woodland gardens. It may reseed and can become a bit invasive <br />
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Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked. When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra. Some caution is advised, the yellow flowers of this species can cause diarrhea if eaten in large quantities. A tea can be made from
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==Propagation==
 
==Propagation==
 
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Stream violet is easy to establish in woodland gardens. It may reseed and can become somewhat weedy.
==Seeds==
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==References==
 
==References==
*http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
 
*http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIGL
 
*http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
 
*http://wnps.org/landscaping/herbarium/pages/viola-glabella.html
 
*http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Viola+glabella
 
 
  
 
==Image Gallery==
 
==Image Gallery==
  
<gallery>
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<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>
 
File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (3).jpg
 
File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (3).jpg
 
File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (4).jpg
 
File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (4).jpg

Revision as of 20:48, 17 April 2020

Viola glabella, Violaceae, Stream violet, Yellow Wood Violet, Pioneer Violet

Viola glabella Photo Credit Ben Legler

Taxonomy

Viola Glabella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosanae
Order: Malphigiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola L.
Species: Viola Glabella L.

Description

General: Puberulent perennial from widely spreading, scaly, fleshy rhizomes, the flowering stems 5-30 cm. tall, leafless the lower two-thirds.
Leaves: Leaf blades ovate-cordate to reniform, abruptly pointed, the basal leaves with petioles 10-20 cm. long; stipules membranous, ovate to obovate, 5-10 mm. long, entire.
Flowers: Flowers 8-14 mm. long, borne chiefly on the upper part of the stem, on peduncles about as long as the leaves; spur very short; petals clear yellow, the lower 3 with purple penciling, the lateral pair well bearded; style head copiously bearded.
Fruit: Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds brown.[1]


Bloom Period

Flowering Time: March-July
Crop Intervals: Perennial

Distribution

Both sides of the Cascades in Washington, Alaska to California, east to Montana[2]

Habitat

Moist woods and stream banks, low to mid-elevations in the mountains.

Propagation

Stream violet is easy to establish in woodland gardens. It may reseed and can become somewhat weedy.

References

Image Gallery

<gallery> File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (3).jpg File:VIGL CNLMvol veg 2008 (4).jpg File:VIGL MarionJarisch veg1 avg.jpg File:VIGL PatMontegue veg good.jpg

Image:
  1. WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Viola glabella
  2. Hitchcock, C., Cronquist, Arthur, Giblin, David, Legler, Ben, Zika, Peter F., Olmstead, Richard G., . . . Porcino, Natsuko. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest : An illustrated manual (Second ed.). Seattle: University of Washington Press ; Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.