Difference between revisions of "Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa"

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==Description<ref name=":0">WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington.
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==Description==
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
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==Bloom Period==
 
==Bloom Period==

Revision as of 23:01, 18 March 2021

Photo Anita Goodrich
  • Latin Name: Viola nuttallii (Pursh) var. praemosa (Douglas ex. Linl.)
  • Family: Violaceae
  • Common Names: canary violet, upland yellow violet, yellow montane violet
  • Synonyms/Misapplications: V. praemorsa, V, praemosa vars. flavovirens, linguifolia
  • Codon: VIONUT

Taxonomy

Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosanae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola L.
Species: Viola nuttallii Pursh
Subspecies: Viola nuttalli var. praemorsa (Douglas ex Lindl.) S. Watson (not accepted)
Synonyms
  • Viola praemorsa var. praemorsa Douglas ex Lindl. (accepted)

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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.[2]

Bloom Period

April-July

Distribution

Both sides of the Cascades, into Northern California, east to Montana, Wyoming and Northern Utah.[3]

Habitat

Grasslands, shrub-steppe, open forest. Moisture Regime-Moist Shade Tolerance-Intolerant

Photo Gallery[2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=847695#null
  2. 2.0 2.1 WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Viola%20nuttallii%20var.%20praemorsa
  3. Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.