Darkwoods Violet, Evergreen Yellow Violet, Round-leaf Violet, Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata (Synonyms: Viola sempervirens var. orbiculata, Viola sempervirens var. orbiculoides)

The photo above shows a close-up of the leaves and flower of round-leaved violet as seen along a small stream on the ridge between the Dry Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams at about 4300'.............May 22, 2005.

The photo at left shows the dorsal or upper surface of the leaf of round-leaved violet as seen along a small stream on the ridge between the Dry Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams at about 4300'..........May 29, 2005. The photo at right shows the ventral or lower surface of the leaf of round-leaved violet as seen along a small stream on the ridge between the Dry Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams at about 4300'..........May 29, 2005. The evergreen violet (Viola sempervirens, presently not known from Mt. Adams) has thicker, leathery leaves that persist during winter and are commonly flecked with , dotted or mottled with purple.

Basal leaves of round-leaved violet as seen along the Loowit Trail #216 under old growth conifers between upper Sheep Canyon and the South Fork Toutle River crossing, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument.........October 19, 2014.

Seed pods of round-leaved violet as seen at left about one mile north of Chinook Pass along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest..........August 25, 2014. The image at right shows round-leaved violet in bloom on the edge of Forest Spur Road 86.080 (still partly covered with snow)