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Viola pedunculata is a perennial, growing from a spongy rhizome.The plant is often low-growing, but can reach a height of 6 inches (15 cm). The leaves are 1–5.5 centimetres (0.39–2.17 in) long, cordate (heart-shaped) to deltate-ovate (oblong-triangular), scalloped or toothed, and glabrous or hairy. [4]
California fawn-lily: Northern California: Erythronium caucasicum Woronow: Caucasian dog's tooth violet: Caucasus, Iran: Erythronium citrinum S. Wats. cream fawn-lily: Oregon, Northern California: Erythronium dens-canis L. dog's-tooth violet: Southern, Central Europe from Portugal to Ukraine: Erythronium elegans Hammond & Chambers: Coast Range ...
Viola palmata L. – crowfoot violet, early blue violet, palmate violet (edible leaves and flowers) [2] Viola palmensis (Webb & Berthel.) Sauer; Viola palustris L. – marsh violet, alpine marsh violet; Viola papuana W.Becker & Pulle; Viola paradoxa Lowe; Viola × parca House; Viola parnonia Kit Tan, Sfikas & Vold; Viola parvula Tineo; Viola ...
Violet identifies various plant taxa, particularly species in the genus Viola, within which the common violet is the best known member in Eurasia and the common blue violet and common purple violet are the best known members in North America, but also: Various species of Barleria, including: Barleria cristata, Philippine violet
California also has 1,023 species of non-native plants, some now problematic invasive species such as yellow starthistle, that were introduced during the Spanish colonization, the California Gold Rush, and subsequent immigrations and import trading of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Viola pinetorum is a species of violet known by the common names goosefoot violet, goosefoot yellow violet, gray-leaved violet, or mountain yellow violet. It is endemic to California, where it grows in mountain ranges throughout the state. It occurs in various types of mountain habitat, including forests and talus. This herb grows from a tough ...
This is a small plant which bears thick to fleshy toothed or ridged oval leaves which are mostly green but may have a purplish tint to them. The leaves have prominent indented veins. The flowers are made up of bright yellow petals, the lowermost being streaked or veined with purple and the lateral petals with purplish undersides. [1]
In phytogeography, concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, floristic provinces are used. The Sierra Nevada are primarily within the California Floristic Province, with the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province to the north, the Great Basin Floristic Province to the east, and Sonoran Floristic Province to the south.