Viola purpurea Kellogg
purple-marked yellow violet (goosefoot violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
purple-marked yellow violet (goosefoot violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Viola purpurea var. venosa
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome, not stoloniferous; stems erect, smooth, 5-15 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lanceolate, egg-shaped or wedge-shaped, often purplish, especially on the veins, coarsely few-toothed or -lobed, the blades 1-5 cm long, 0.5-3 cm wide, the stalks 2-12 cm long; stem leaves similar, reduced, round-toothed to deeply toothed; stipules lanceolate, entire to few-toothed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, yellow, the lower petal 5-12 mm long including the 1- to 1.5-mm long spur; the lower 3 usually purplish-brown pencilled, the lateral pair bearded; sepals 5, lanceolate; style heads bearded.
Fruits:
Capsules, short-hairy, 5-12 mm long; seeds brown.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola purpurea
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) |
1135 | 1135 | 1135 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
23 | 23 | 23 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
159 | 160 | 160 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
SBS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry scree and gravelly or rocky slopes in the alpine zone; rare in SW BC, known only from Manning Park and Silvertip Mtn.; S to CO, UT, NV and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Viola purpurea subsp. atriplicifolia (Greene) M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen ex M. Peck
Viola purpurea subsp. xerophyta M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen
Viola purpurea var. atriplicifolia (Greene) M. Peck
Viola purpurea var. charlestonensis (M.S. Baker & J.C. Clausen) S.L. Welsh & Reveal
Viola purpurea var. pinetorum (Greene) Greene
Viola purpurea var. venosa (S. Watson) Brainerd
Viola venosa (S. Watson) Rydb.