[The Violet Family in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet

Viola canadensis var. canadensis

Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii

Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet: Viola canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii)

What is probably canadian white violet (var. canadensis) as seen along the trail in open (burnt) coniferous forest in the West Fork Oak Creek canyon upstream of Sedona, Arizona........March 17, 2015.

Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet: Viola canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii) - Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet: Viola canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii)

Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet: Viola canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii) - Canada White Violet, Canadian White Violet, Tall White Violet: Viola canadensis var. canadensis (Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens; Viola canadensis var. rydbergii; Viola canadensis var. scariosa; Viola geminiflora; Viola muriculata; Viola neomexicana; Viola rydbergii)

What is probably canadian white violet (var. canadensis) as seen along the Long Canyon Trail #122 to the northwest of Sedona, Arizona........March 19, 2015.

Paul Slichter