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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.
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
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]
Viola betonicifolia Sm. – showy violet, mountain violet; Viola bezdelevae Vorosch. Viola bhutanica H.Hara; Viola biflora L. – yellow wood violet, twoflower violet, arctic yellow violet; Viola binayensis Okamoto & K.Ueda; Viola × bissellii House – Bissell's violet; Viola bissetii Maxim. Viola blanda Willd. – sweet white violet ...
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]
The Flora native species of California. This category contains the native flora of California , as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions . Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
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Viola sempervirens, known by the common names redwood violet and evergreen violet, is a species in the genus Viola. It is native to the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, and grows in closed-cone pine forest, California mixed evergreen forest, redwood forest, and Douglas fir forest communities. It has leathery purple ...