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Goosefoot violet
Viola purpurea
Viola purpurea is a species of violet which bears yellow flowers. It is known commonly as the goosefoot violet. It 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 flowers are made up of bright yellow petals, the lowermost being streaked or veined with purple and the lateral petals with purplish undersides.
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Description
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.
Range & habitat
Viola purpurea grows in foothills and mountains across much the western United States, including the Cascade Mountains, the coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada in California, and the Rocky Mountains. In the Wenatchee Mountains in Washington State it is notable for being common on serpentine soils.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.493
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.763
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.345
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.491
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.343
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.607
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.615
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.733
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.747
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.678
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1352
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 70391.