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Canary violet

Viola praemorsa

Also called Astoria Violet, Upland Yellow Violet, Yellow Montane Violet

Canary violet
Photo: Richard Lake, Public domain
Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. British Columbia to California
Climate
temperate

About

Viola praemorsa is a species of violet known by the common names canary violet, Astoria violet, yellow montane violet, and upland yellow violet.

Where it grows

Viola praemorsa is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada; to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, California, Nevada, and Colorado in the U.S. It occurs on mountain slopes, usually where forests or grassy meadows are present, in moist or dry soil. In California, it often occurs in yellow-pine forests. In Canada, where it is an endangered species, V. praemorsa subsp. praemorsa is associated with Garry oak ecosystems.

Other Viola plants

Viola abbreviata · Viola abyssinica · Hookedspur violet · White Violet · Viola angustifolia · Field Pansy · Australian Native Violet · Viola betonicifolia · Viola lutea subsp. calaminaria · Canadian white violet · Horned Pansy · Viola cotyledon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola praemorsa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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