Species
Viola ocellata (Western heart’s ease)
Viola ocellata. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Viola ocellata is a species of violet known by the common names pinto violet, two-eyed violet, and western heart’s ease. It is native to southern Oregon and northern and central California, where it occurs in the coastal foothills and mountain ranges. It sometimes grows in serpentine soils and in quicksilver mines.
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