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. RussellV. occidentalis (A. Gray) HowellV. primulifolia subsp. occidentalis (A. Gray) L. E. McKinney & R. J. Little
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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
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Lower Taxa
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