Viola nephrophylla
| Viola nephrophylla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. nephrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Viola nephrophylla Greene | |
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| Distribution of Viola nephrophylla | |
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Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet or Leconte violet; syn. Viola nephrophylla Greene f. albinea Farw., Viola pratincola Greene, Viola retusa Greene ) is an annual or perennial forb in the Violet family (Violaceae) native to North America.[1]
Viola nephrophylla was named by Edward Lee Greene in 1896 from specimens he collected near Montrose, Colorado. The species name, nephrophylla, is from the Greek for "kidney shaped leaves".[2]
References
- ↑ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ↑ Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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