Viola palustris L.
alpine marsh violet (marsh violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
alpine marsh violet (marsh violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Viola palustris var. palustris
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome, with stolons, plants 5-20 cm tall; stems lacking.
Leaves:
Basal leaves round to heart- or kidney-shaped, the blades 2-7 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm wide, round-toothed, smooth, the stalks up to 15 cm long; stem leaves lacking; stipules lanceolate, entire.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, white to lavender, the lower petal 10-13 mm long including the 2-to 4-mm long pouched spur, the lower 3 purple-pencilled and more or less tinged with lilac, the lateral pair sparsely or not bearded; sepals 5, lanceolate, with earlike lobes at the base; style heads smooth.
Fruits:
Capsules, smooth, 6-7 mm long; dark brown.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola palustris
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
881 | 0 | 1930 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
4 | 0 | 118 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
313 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 2 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
472 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), BWBS(12), CDF(7), CWH(114), ESSF(79), ICH(91), IDF(8), MH(10), MS(15), SBPS(8), SBS(109), SWB(6) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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