Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola beckwithii Torr. & A.Gray sect. Viola |
Synonyms | Viola bonnevillensis Cottam |
Viola decora Kellogg | |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 900-2700m |
Description | minutely pubescent, leaves bluish green, ternate, segments linear, flowers ca. 15mm across, stigma densely, shortly hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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