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Upland Yellow Violet, Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow montane violet, Wavyleaf Violet - Viola praemorsa


Family: Violaceae - Violet family Genus Common Name: Violet Native Status: TestHiddenPerennial Herb
Viola praemorsa - Upland Yellow Violet, Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow montane violet, Wavyleaf Violet.

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NOTE: Nov 22, 2013 - R. John Little, Ph.D., noted expert on Violaceae, has identified this as Viola purpurea subsp. venosa rather than Viola praemorsa. I am working on updating this page to reflect that change in identification. -- gcw

There has been some shuffling of the classification of some varieties of Viola praemorsa, with some publications indicating subspecies status for what other authorities consider a variety. Var. linguifolia was at one time classified as a separate species, Viola linguifolia.

This is a beautiful, small violet that adds a sprinkling of yellow in the mid to upper elevations of some of our western states.

Found in:
CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

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Distribution of Viola praemorsa in the United States and Canada:
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Viola praemorsa initially published on USWildflowers.com 2012-05-23; Updated 2017-03-02

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