Viola renifolia A. Gray
kidney-leaved violet (white violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
kidney-leaved violet (white violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short root stalk, without stolons, plants up to 15 cm tall; stems lacking.
Leaves:
Basal leaves heart- to kidney-shaped, the blades 1.5-3.5 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, toothed, smooth or hairy, especially beneath, the stalks 3-15 cm long, hairy; stem leaves lacking; stipules lanceolate, 3-10 mm long, toothed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, white, the lower petal 10-15 mm long including the 1- to 1.5-mm long spur, the lower 3 purplish-pencilled, beardless; sepals 5, lanceolate; style heads smooth, slightly bilobed.
Fruits:
Capsules, nearly globular, smooth, usually purple; seeds brown.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola renifolia
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1014 | 13 | 2340 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
15 | 0 | 205 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
139 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
691 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BWBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), BWBS(201), CWH(1), ESSF(108), ICH(48), IDF(27), MH(1), MS(35), PP(3), SBPS(21), SBS(180), SWB(23) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to moist woodlands, open forests, streambanks, swamps and meadows in the montane and subalpine zones; infrequent throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains, rare on C Vancouver Island; N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to ME, NH, PA, MI, MN, SD, CO and ID.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Viola renifolia var. brainerdii (Greene) Fernald
Viola renifolia var. renifolia