downy yellow violet
(Viola pubescens var. pubescens)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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Downy yellow violet (var. pubescens) has no basal leaves or a single basal leaf. The flowering stem is conspicuously hairy. The lower leaf surface is hairy, especially along the main veins. The leaf blade has 15 to 23 teeth per side. The leaf stipules are broadly egg-shaped and broadly angled at the tip. |
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Height |
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4″ to 18″ |
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Flower Color |
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Yellow |
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Similar Species |
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| Smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) has 1 to 3 basal leaves. The stem is hairless or has hairs in longitudinal lines. The lower leaf surface is hairless or sparsely hairy along the main veins. The leaf blade has 8 to 15 teeth per side. The leaf stipules are narrowly egg-shaped to lance-shaped and narrowly angled at the tip. | ||
Habitat |
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Dry. Woods, forests. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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April to June |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Rosanae | ||
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Malpighiales (nances, willows, and allies) | ||
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Violaceae (violet) | ||
| Subfamily | Violoideae | ||
| Tribe | Violeae | ||
| Genus | Viola (violet) | ||
| Species | Viola pubescens (downy yellow violet) | ||
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| downy yellow violet | |||
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