hookedspur violet

(Viola adunca var. adunca)

Conservation Status
hookedspur violet
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

NNR - Unranked

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FACU - Facultative upland

     
  Midwest

FAC - Facultative

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACU - Facultative upland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

The flowers of hookedspur violet occur on stalks rising from leaf axils. The petals are pale violet to violet. The lower petal is whitish with violet veining. The spur is over half of the length of the lower petal. The lower side petals are bearded. The leaves are heart-shaped, are not elongated, are not lobed, and have coarse, blunt teeth.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

3 to 6

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Violet

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Moist to dry. Woods.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

April to June

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 30.

 
  5/1/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

 

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  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  
 

Order

Malpighiales (nances, willows, and allies)  
 

Family

Violaceae (violet)  
  Subfamily Violoideae  
  Tribe Violeae  
  Genus Viola (violets)  
  Subgenus Viola  
  Section Viola  
  Subsection Rostratae  
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Viola adunca ssp. ashtonae

Viola adunca var. bellidifolia

Viola adunca var. cascadensis

Viola adunca ssp. radicosa

Viola adunca ssp. typica

Viola adunca ssp. uncinulata

Viola adunca var. uncinulata

Viola aduncoides

Viola bellidifolia

Viola cascadensis

Viola montanensis

Viola subvestita

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

blue violet

hook violet

hooked-spur violet

hookedspur violet

sand violet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Visitor Photos
 
           
 

Share your photo of this plant.

 
  This button not working for you?
Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com.
Attach one or more photos and, if you like, a caption.
 
 

 

 
 

 

 
           
           
 
MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos
 
 

Plant

 
    hookedspur violet   hookedspur violet  
           
    hookedspur violet      
           
 

Inflorescence

 
    hookedspur violet   hookedspur violet  
           
 

Flower

 
    hookedspur violet   hookedspur violet  

 

Camera

     
 
Slideshows
 
 
     
     

 

slideshow

       
 
Visitor Videos
 
       
 

Share your video of this plant.

 
  This button not working for you?
Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com.
Attach a video, a YouTube link, or a cloud storage link.
 
 

 

 
     
     
       
       
 
Other Videos
 
  Early Blue Violet (Viola adunca)
Wandering Sole TV
 
   
 
About

Published on May 22, 2013

The early blue violet (Viola adunca) also goes by the names of hookedspur violet, sand violet, and western dog violet. It can grow in dry or moist meadows, open woods, grasslands, or disturbed ground. It blooms in the springtime.

****************************************­************************
****************************************­************************

Tags: spring flowers, Alaska violet, spring perennials, perennial flowers, blue flowers, purple flowers, small flowers, mountain wildflowers, small blue flowers, wild violets

   

 

Camcorder

 
 
Visitor Sightings
 
           
 

Report a sighting of this plant.

 
  This button not working for you?
Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com.
Be sure to include a location.
 
   

 

   
           
 
MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings
 
   

 

 

Binoculars

 

Created:

Last Updated:

© MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved.

About Us

Privacy Policy

Contact Us