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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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CA , ORWeb Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus