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Viola palustris L.
marsh violet

       
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Line Drawing of Viola palustris L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 555. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Viola palustris L.

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Distribution:
Viola palustris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, ME, MT, NH, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Viola palustris L.

View 4 genera in Violaceae, 125 species in Viola or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Viola palustris L. var. brevipes (M.S. Baker) R.J. Davis. .
Viola palustris var. brevipes
marsh violet
Distribution of Viola palustris L. var. palustris. .
Viola palustris var. palustris
marsh violet
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Viola palustris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Violaceae – Violet family
Genus Viola L. – violet
Species Viola palustris L. – marsh violet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Viola palustris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
alpine marsh violet              Endangered
New Hampshire:
alpine marsh violet              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Viola palustris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ NO NI NI NO NO NO OBL OBL FACW NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Viola palustris L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22126.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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