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

Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet

Viola nuttallii var. vallicola

Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola

Flower of Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola)

The photo above shows a close-up frontal view of the flower of valley yellow violet as seen under ponderosa trees along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR..........May 10, 2008.

Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola)

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the calyx and corolla of valley yellow violet as seen under ponderosa trees along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR..........May 10, 2008.

Leaf of Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola) - Leaf of Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola)

The photo above shows close-ups of the leaves of valley yellow violet as seen under ponderosa trees along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR.........May 10, 2008. The leaves of this species are much longer, broader and thicker than those of the related Baker's violet also found in the area.

Valley Violet, Valley Yellow Violet, Yellow Sagebrush Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (Synonyms: Viola nuttallii ssp. vallicola, Viola nuttallii var. major, Viola vallicola var. major, Viola vallicola var. vallicola)

The photo above shows valley yellow violet as seen under ponderosa trees along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR........May 10, 2008.

Paul Slichter