[Violets: The Genus Viola in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet

Viola sempervirens

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa) - Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa)

Evergreen violets with a second late bloom along the Dry Creek Trail #194 on slopes burned by the 2020 Big Hollow Fire adjacent to Bourbon Creek, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......December 1, 2021.

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa)

Evergreen violets observed along the Lewis River Trail between the Curly Creek Trailhead and Bolt Camp Shelter, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......October 4, 2021. The image shows the stolons by which to distinguish this species from round-leaved violets (Viola orbiculata) which lack the stolons.

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa) - Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa)

Evergreen violet blooming at left along the Hamilton Mountain Trail in Beacon Rock State Park, Skamania County, WA..............April 23, 2011. Evergreen violet growing on a mossy bank at right along the Eagle Creek Trail adjacent to Punchbowl Falls, Columbia River Gorge.......March 26, 2012.

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa) - Leaf of Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa)

The photo at left shows a late-blooming evergreen violet along the Dry Creek Trail #149, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 30, 2024. The image at right shows a close-up of a leaf of evergreen violet seen along the Angels Rest Trail in the Columbia River Gorge........May 18, 2009.

Evergreen Violet, Redwood Violet, Redwoods Violet: Viola sempervirens (Synonym: Viola sarmentosa)

Evergreen violets observed along the Lewis River Trail between the Curly Creek Trailhead and Bolt Camp Shelter, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......October 13, 2023.

Paul Slichter