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Viola purpurea is a species of violet which bears yellow flowers. It is known commonly as the goosefoot violet. It is a small plant which bears thick to fleshy toothed or ridged oval leaves which are mostly green but may have a purplish tint to them. The flowers are made up of bright yellow petals, the lowermost being streaked or veined with purple and the lateral petals with purplish undersides. There are several subspecies, most of which are known by the common name goosefoot violet. These subspecies are found across the western United States from Wyoming to California. It is a member of the chaparral plant community and the foothills and low elevation mountains.
Perennial herb
1 ft Tall
Yellow, Purple
Deer resistant
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Grassy slopes and meadows
Lodgepole Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest
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Adela trigrapha
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
Dimple-cheeked Miner Bee
Andrena cyanophila
Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
Squash (Cucurbita)
Cucurbita
Strawberries
Fragaria