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Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea

Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. purpurea

Goose-foot Violet, Goose-foot Yellow Violet, Mountain Violet, Purplish Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: VIPUP3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA , OR

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-04
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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