Blue Violet, Early Blue Violet, Hook
Violet, Hookedspur Violet, Long-spurred Violet, Western Longspur Violet
Viola adunca
Synonyms: 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
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Long-spurred violet as seen in moist meadows along the Killen Creek Trail #113 adjacent to upper East Fork Adams Creek, Mount Adams Wilderness......August 4, 2022.
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The photo above shows a close-up frontal view
of the flower of long-spurred violet as seen at about 5300' in forest meadows
along the Muddy Meadows Trail #13 on the northern slopes of Mt.Adams.........July
11, 2005. Notice the long white hairs on the lateral petals at the throat
of the flower. The photo at right shows a close-up side-view
of the flower of long-spurred violet as seen at about 5300' along the Muddy
Meadows Trail #13 on the northern slopes of Mt.Adams.........July 11,
2005. Note the long spur at the back of the flower at right.
Long-spurred violet as seenin open coniferous forest along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge........May16, 2022.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf
of long-spurred violet as seen at about 5300' along the Muddy Meadows Trail
#13 on the northern slopes of Mt.Adams........July 11, 2005. Note the
broad, rounded teeth along the leaf margin.
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Long-spurred violet as seen in a wet meadow at MP 33 on Forest Road
#23 on the west side of Mt. Adams........June 21, 2005. Note
the prominent hooked spur at the back of the flower.
Paul Slichter