Viola purpurea

Viola purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Chamaemelanium
Species: Viola purpurea
Varietates: V. p. var. aurea V. p. var. dimorpha V. p. var. integrifolia V. p. var. mesophyta V. p. var. mohavensis V. p. var. purpurea V. p. var. venosa

Name

Viola purpurea Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 56 (1855).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Viola purpurea subsp. typica M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen, Madroño 10: 112 (1949).
    • Viola kelloggii A.Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 17: 100 (1904).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Goosefoot Violet
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