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Viola biflora ssp. biflora

Viola biflora L. ssp. biflora

Yellow Wood Violet, Twoflower Violet, Arctic Yellow Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: VIBIB2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , CO
Canada: YT

Web Reference

Webref 61 - Alaska Wildflowers (2020)
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 6 - Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database] (2018) USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Viola biflora ssp. biflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Viola biflora ssp. biflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola biflora ssp. biflora

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-03
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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