[Violets East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Northern Bog Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis

Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla (Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis) - Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla (Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis)

Northern bog orchid blooming along a stream in a steep south-facing meadow near Wildhorse Springs on the south side of Round Mt., Ochoco National Forest...........May 28, 2016.

Flower of Long-spurred Violet, Western Longspur Violet, Hookedspur Violet, Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca (Synonynms: Viola adunca var. adunca, Viola adunca var. bellidifolia, Viola adunca var. cascadensis, Viola adunca ssp. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. uncinulata, Viola bellidifolia, Viola cascadensis) - Close-up sideview of the flower of Long-spurred Violet, Western Longspur Violet, Hookedspur Violet, Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca (Synonynms: Viola adunca var. adunca, Viola adunca var. bellidifolia, Viola adunca var. cascadensis, Viola adunca ssp. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. uncinulata, Viola bellidifolia, Viola cascadensis) - Leaf of Long-spurred Violet, Western Longspur Violet, Hookedspur Violet, Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca (Synonynms: Viola adunca var. adunca, Viola adunca var. bellidifolia, Viola adunca var. cascadensis, Viola adunca ssp. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. uncinulata, Viola bellidifolia, Viola cascadensis)

Long-spurred Violet, Western Longspur Violet, Hookedspur Violet, Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca (Synonynms: Viola adunca var. adunca, Viola adunca var. bellidifolia, Viola adunca var. cascadensis, Viola adunca ssp. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. oxyceras, Viola adunca var. uncinulata, Viola bellidifolia, Viola cascadensis)

The photos above shows several views of what appears to be northern bog violet. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.

Flower of Viola adunca

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of northern bog violet. Note the long, spreading, whitish hairs at the base of each lateral petal and the barely discernible white hairs on the stigma. Photographed along the Umatilla Rim Trail at the eastern edge of the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness in northeastern Oregon........June 24, 2007.

Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla (Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis) - Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla (Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis)

Northern bog violets seen in moist prairie at the eastern edge of Big Summit Prairie about a mile southwest of the old Cold Springs Guard Station, Ochoco National Forest........May 10, 2017.

Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla (Synonyms: Viola affinis, Viola arizonica, Viola cognata, Viola mccabeiana, Viola nephrophylla var. arizonica, Viola nephrophylla var. cognata, Viola nephrophylla var. nephrophylla, Viola sororia, Viola sororia ssp. affinis, Viola sororia var. affinis)

Northern bog violet blooming at a moist spot along the Ponderosa Loop Trail about one mile west of the Ochoco Summit off US 26, Ochoco National Forest........June 2, 2018.
Paul Slichter