Viola primulifolia var. occidentalis

A. Gray

Bot. Gaz. 11: 255. 1886.

Common names: Western bog or western white bog violet
Endemic
Synonyms: Viola lanceolata subsp. occidentalis (A. Gray) N. Russell V. occidentalis (A. Gray) Howell V. 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

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

mucronulate;acute;rounded +
not +  and prominent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
R. John Little +  and Landon E. McKinney† +
A. Gray +
attenuate +
overlapping +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
longer than wide +
elliptic +  and narrowly or broadly ovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
muriculate +
ellipsoid +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Western bog or western white bog violet +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
ovoid +  and spheroid +
100–500 m +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
lateral +  and upper +
2 +  and produced in summer , apetalous or petals +
cleistogamous +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
Perennially wet places, marshes, bogs +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +, taprooted +  and simple +
scattered +  and concentrated +
variously--shaped +
1(-3)[-5]-flowered +
elliptic;narrowly ovate +
petiolate +  and simple +
prostrate;ascending +
unlobed +
not narrowed +
crenulate to serrulate +
syngenesious +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br /> (28 cm280 mm <br />0.28 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
purple-veined +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
lowest +, lateral +  and lower +
beardless +  and bearded +
2 +  and 3 +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (29 cm290 mm <br />0.29 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–May. +
[2-]3[-5]-carpellate +
deep-seated +
beige;bronze +
ovoid;spherical +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and ovate +
subequal +
longitudinal +
acaulescent +  and caulescent +
elongated +
gibbous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
adherent +, not adherent +  and distinct +
leafy +  and simple +
shallow +
deciduous +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
vertical;horizontal;erect;ascending +
subligneous +  and fleshy +
leafy +  and rooting +
hollow +  and solid +
beardless +  and bearded +
enlarged +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Viola lanceolata subsp. occidentalis +, V. occidentalis +  and V. primulifolia subsp. occidentalis +
Viola primulifolia var. occidentalis +
Viola primulifolia +
variety +
stoloniferous +  and acaulescent +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (36 cm360 mm <br />0.36 m <br />) +
prostrate +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +