Page author: David Giblin
Viola sheltonii
fan violet, shelton's violet
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho; also in Colorado.

Habitat: Coniferous forest understory, often associated with moss-covered boulder fields with well-developed organic layer.

Flowers: April-June

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies

Description:
General:

Glabrous perennial from deep-seated rhizomes, the flowering stems 5-15 cm. tall.

Leaves:

Leaf blades glaucous and somewhat purplish on the lower surface, 2-5 cm. long and broad, deeply cleft into 3 main lobes and dissected into ultimate linear segments; stipules small, membranous, comb-like.

Flowers:

Flowers about 12 mm. long, yellow, the upper pair of petals brownish-backed, the lower three purplish-penciled, the lateral pair sparsely bearded; style head sparsely bearded.

Fruits:

Fruit a 3-valved, puberulent capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal.

Accepted Name:
Viola sheltonii Torr.
Publication: Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5): 67, pl. 2. 1857.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Viola sheltonii in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WA Flora Checklist: Viola sheltonii checklist entry.

OregonFlora: Viola sheltonii information.

E-Flora BC: Viola sheltonii atlas page.

CalPhotos: Viola sheltonii photos.

USDA Plants: Viola sheltonii information.

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