Viola primulifolia var. occidentalis
Bot. Gaz. 11: 255. 1886.
Common names: Western bog or western white bog violet
Endemic
Synonyms: Viola lanceolata subsp. occidentalis (A. Gray) N. Russell V. occidentalis (A. Gray) Howell V. primulifolia subsp. occidentalis (A. Gray) L. E. McKinney & R. J. Little
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 148.
Leaf blades elliptic to narrowly ovate, base usually attenuate, rarely ± truncate, surfaces glabrous, rarely pubescent. Cleistogamous flowers absent.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Perennially wet places, marshes, bogs
Elevation: 100–500 m
Discussion
Variety occidentalis is found in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, often with Darlingtonia californica (V. B. Baird 1942; R. J. Little 1993, 2012).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.