downy yellow violet
(Viola pubescens var. pubescens)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
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NatureServe |
N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Wetland Indicator Status |
Great Plains |
FACU - Facultative upland | |||||
Midwest |
FACU - Facultative upland |
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Northcentral & Northeast |
FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Occurrence |
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| Habitat | Dry. Woods, forests. |
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| Flowering | April to June |
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| Flower Color | Yellow |
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| Height | 4″ to 18″ |
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| Identification | The plant has no basal leaves or a single basal leaf. The flowering stem is conspicuously hairy. The lower leaf surface is hairy, especially along the main veins. The leaf blade has 15 to 23 teeth per side. The leaf stipules are broadly egg-shaped and broadly angled at the tip. |
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| Similar Species |
Smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) has 1 to 3 basal leaves. The stem is hairless or has hairs in longitudinal lines. The lower leaf surface is hairless or sparsely hairy along the main veins. The leaf blade has 8 to 15 teeth per side. The leaf stipules are narrowly egg-shaped to lance-shaped and narrowly angled at the tip. |
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| Distribution |  |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Violaceae (violet) |
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Subfamily: |
Violoideae |
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| Tribe: | Violeae |
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| Common Names |
downy yellow violet |
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