Viola arvensis

Viola arvensis No description. Illustrations: 2 photographs of Viola arvensis.

Viola labradorica

Viola labradorica No text on this species, but see comparison drawings below. Illustrations: 7 photographs of Viola labradorica and 4 drawings. These photographs are labeled as they were marked by the photographer, Kim Blaxland.   Note on drawings:  Kim’s drawings were done on US letter sized paper 8.5 by  11.0 inches (215.9 by 279.4 mm). Printed at that size…

Viola howellii

Viola howellii No description. Illustrations: 2 photographs of Viola howellii and 2 drawings.                          

Viola appalachiensis

Viola appalachiensis Illustrations: 5 photographs of Viola appalachiensis and 4 drawings. These photographs and drawings are labeled as they were marked by Kim Blaxland. Click on the drawing for a larger version. No descriptive text, unfortunately.

Key: NorthAmerican Stemmed, blue or white Viola, without yellow at center of flower

KEY TO STEMMED BLUE OR WHITE VIOLETS WITHOUT YELLOW AT THE CENTER OF THE FLOWER 1. Leaves reniform …………………………………………………………………….. 2 2. Leaves variegated, larger ………………………………………………………….V. walteri 2* Leaves not variegated, smaller mat forming ground cover plant ….. V. appalachiensis 1* Leaves cordate to wide-ovate ………………………………………………….. 3 3. Flowers cream-white ………………………………………………………………. V. striata 3* Flowers blue-mauve…

Viola beckwithii, Torr. & Gray

Viola beckwithii Description. Illustrations: 4 photographs of Viola beckwithii and 3 drawings. Viola beckwithii is a lovely violet with large, open two-toned flowers and attractive deeply divided foliage. These plants are highly adapted to the extremes of weather in their habitat and are very difficult to cultivate. In common with many other desert plants, their…

Viola bakeri, Greene

Viola bakeri Description. Illustrations: 1 photograph of Viola bakeri and 1 drawing. Viola bakeri (near Lake Tahoe, CA. June 1998).     A dwarf, tap-rooted species with pale yellow flowers occurring from the upper altitudes of the Sierra Nevada mountains of mid-California, Oregon and southern Washington state. The green plants are more or less summer-dormant,…

Viola guadalupensis

Viola guadalupensis A.M Powell & B. Wauer Description. Illustrations: 5 photographs of Viola guadalupensis and 3 drawings. Viola guadalupensis is a rare, endangered and highly protected species. Small golden yellow-flowers and details of style morphology place this violet in section Chamaemelanium grouped with V. nuttallii and V. vallicola. However, Viola guadalupensis plants, leaves and flowers…