Viola lanceolata L.
Lance-leaved Violet (bog white violet; Howell's Violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Lance-leaved Violet (bog white violet; Howell's Violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome, with stolons; stems almost lacking, smooth, 5-15 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lanceolate to elliptic, toothed, smooth, the blades 3-6 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide, bases wedge-shaped, the stalks reddish, equal to the leaves; stipules linear-lanceolate, 1 cm long, slender toothed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, white, the lower petal 8-11 mm long including the 1- to 2-mm long spur; the lower 3 purple-pencilled, the lateral pair not bearded; sepals 5, lanceolate; style heads smooth.
Fruits:
Capsules, elliptic, smooth, 6-8 mm long; seeds brown.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola lanceolata
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) |
1055 | 30 | 1585 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | 0 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
171 | 70 | 270 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 2 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
18 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(5), BWBS(2), CMA(2), CWH(4), ESSF(2), MH(3) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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