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Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. venosa (S. Watson) M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen

Desert Violet, Purple-marked Yellow Violet, Goose-foot Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s): Viola purpurea ssp. atriplicifolia, Viola purpurea var. atriplicifolia, Viola purpurea var. venosa, Viola venosa

USDA Symbol: VIPUV2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC

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

Metadata

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

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