Viola vallicola A. Nelson
yellow sagebrush violet (sagebrush violet; yellow prairie violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
yellow sagebrush violet (sagebrush violet; yellow prairie violet)
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Viola vallicola var. major
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short rootstalk, without stolons; stems erect, smooth, largely underground but the aerial stems 6-15 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves egg-shaped to lanceolate, entire or slightly wavy, smooth to sparsely hairy, the blades 2-6 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, the stalks 3-10 cm long; stem leaves few, similar; stipules joined to the stem with the free end entire to toothed, smooth.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, yellow, the lower petal 1.2-2 cm long including the 1- to 2-mm long spur, the lower 3 usually brown-penicilled and sometimes tinged with brown, the lateral pair bearded; sepals 5, lanceolate.
Fruits:
Capsules, smooth; seeds light brown.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola vallicola
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) |
1010 | 426 | 1504 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
19 | 3 | 38 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
237 | 160 | 315 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 2 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
7 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(6), MS(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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