[Violets: The Genus Viola in Mt. Adams Country]

Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet

Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

Synonyms: Viola purpurea ssp. geophyta, Viola purpurea var. venosa

Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa) - Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa)

Goosefoot violet in bloom along the Willard Springs Trail near Willard Springs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......May 15, 2020.

Close-up sideview of a flower of Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa) - Basal leaf of Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa)

Close-up images of a lateral view of the flower and a basal leaf of goosefoot violet as seen along Rd K3000 below Bird Creek Camp at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........May 7, 2005. Note the rusty venation on the outer surfaces of the upper and lateral petals.

Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa) - Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa)

Goosefoot violets as seen in open coniferous forest near Willard Springs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, in places where there is open, ashy ground lacking many needles.........May 24, 2016.

Goosefoot Violet, Purplish Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa (Synonym: Viola purpurea var. venosa)

Goosefoot violets as seen in open coniferous forest near Willard Springs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, in places where there is open, ashy ground lacking many needles.........May 1, 2018.

Paul Slichter