Viola eriocarpa | |
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Botanical illustration by Mary Vaux Walcott | |
Extreme close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. eriocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Viola eriocarpa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Viola eriocarpa (syn. Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula), the smooth yellow violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae.[2] It is native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies.[1] A perennial of forests, it prefers very rich soils.[2] It is extremely difficult to distinguish from Viola pubescens unless both are examined together.[2]
Viola eriocarpa grows up to 35cm tall and has cauline leaves dispersed along its stem. It has golden petals with black lines at the base of them.[3]