Viola nuttallii

Nuttall's Yellow Violet

Dunnet Regional Park
25-April-1998

Plants with leaf blades mostly truncate to subcordate at base and obtuse at apex are sometimes known as Viola vallicola, although this is probably just a variety of nuttallii.  Note the variety of leaf shapes found in this one plant.

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Nuttallii Characteristics
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leaves not deeply divided

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leaf blades cuneate at base, tapering into the petiole

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basal leaves lanceolate, nearly entire

 
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Viola Characteristics
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leaves simple

 
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Violaceae Characteristics
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plants with more than one leaf