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Viola purpurea
Also called Purple-marked yellow violet (goosefoot violet), Mountain violet, Purplish violet, Goose-foot yellow violet, Pine violet, Goosefoot Yellow Violet
Viola purpurea is a species of violet with yellow flowers and the common name goosefoot violet.
Viola purpurea grows in foothills and mountains across much the western United States, including the Cascade Mountains, the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada in California, and the Rocky Mountains. In the Wenatchee Mountains in Washington State it is notable for being common on serpentine soils.
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 purpurea 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.
