NUTTAL’S PRAIRIE YELLOW VIOLET

Class: Viola nuttallii

Family: VIOLET FAMILY

Sub Family: Violaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 2.5-15 cm (1-6")

Each Flower: 7 mm-1.5 cm (1/4-5/8") long with short spur and 5 rounded petals; lower middle one usually broader and together with its neighbours on either side, pencilled with brownish-purple; side ones are also softly hairy; 2 upper petals usually brownish on back

Leaves: Large, thick, and elongated egg-shaped, tapering down into often winged stalks

Stems: Flower-stems unbranched with stipules part way up

Blooming Period: April - July

Habitat: Dry, open areas and sagebrush flats

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