Page authors: Don Knoke, David Giblin
Viola palustris
marsh violet
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, northeastern North America, and Eurasia.

Habitat: Moist meadows and streambanks, low to mid-elevations in the mountains

Flowers: May - July

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies

Description:
General:

Glabrous perennial from slender, widespread rhizomes, with creeping stolons, the petioles and peduncles rising from the rhizomes.

Leaves:

Leaf blades cordate to reniform, 2.5-3.5 cm. broad, with coarse, rounded teeth; petioles up to 15 cm. long; stipules chaffy, lanceolate, entire.

Flowers:

Flowers 10-13 mm. long, the peduncle about the same length as the leaves; petals white to lilac, the lower 3 purple-penciled, the lateral pair sparsely bearded; style head glabrous, lobed.

Fruits:

Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds dark brown.

Accepted Name:
Viola palustris L.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 934. 1753.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Viola palustris L. var. brevipes (M.S. Baker) R.J. Davis [KZ99]
Viola palustris L. var. palustris [KZ99]
Additional Resources:

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

WA Flora Checklist: Viola palustris checklist entry

OregonFlora: Viola palustris information

E-Flora BC: Viola palustris atlas page

CalPhotos: Viola palustris photos

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