Species

Viola cuneata (Northern two-eyed violet)

Viola cuneata. Photo: (c) Vince Scheidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Viola cuneata is a species of violet known by the common name wedgeleaf violet. It is native to southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, where it occurs in the forests of the coastal mountain ranges, often on serpentine soils. This rhizomatous herb produces a hairless stem reaching a maximum height of a few centimeters to around 25 centimeters. The basal leaves have purple-veined green oval, rounded, or wedge-shaped blades borne on long petioles. Leaves higher on the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Malpighiales (Nances, willows, and allies)
        Family: Violaceae (Violet family)
        Genus: Viola (Violets)
        Subgenus: Viola (Pansies and violets)
        Section: Chamaemelanium
        Subsection: Canadenses
        Species: Viola cuneata (Northern two-eyed violet)

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