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Smooth Yellow Violet

Viola eriocarpa
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Smooth Yellow Violet

Viola eriocarpa (syn. Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula), the smooth yellow violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. It is native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies. A perennial of forests, it prefers very rich soils. It is extremely difficult to distinguish from Viola pubescens unless both are examined together.

Description

Viola eriocarpa grows up to 35cm tall and has cauline leaves dispersed along its stem. It has golden petals with black lines at the base of them.

External links

Missouri Botanical Garden Taxon Page

References

Observations

Amherst, MA, US ·

Taxonomy

  1. Plants (Kingdom Plantae) Planten
  2. Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta) Vaatplanten
  3. Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae) Bedektzadigen
  4. Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida) Tweezaadlobbigen
  5. Nances, Willows, And Allies (Order Malpighiales)
  6. Violet Family (Family Violaceae)
  7. Violets (Genus Viola) Viooltjes
  8. Pansies And Violets (Subgenus Viola)
  9. Section Chamaemelanium
  10. Subsection Nudicaules
  11. Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola eriocarpa)