Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet
Viola bakeri
Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri
- ![Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](bakeri/bakeri05-12-2023.jpg)
The photo at left shows a close-up frontal view
of the flower of Baker's violet as seen on Mt. Adams
at SnowKing Snow Park on Mt. Adams (~elevation of 3250')........May
7, 2005. The photo at right shows Baker's violet in a forest opening near the birdge across the White Salmon River into northern Winegartner Valley (private lands), several miles north of BZ Corner......May 12, 2023.
- ![Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](bakeri/bakeri2b.jpg)
- ![Leaf of Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](bakeri/bakeri2d.jpg)
Baker's violet blooming at Panakanic in western Klickitat County.............May 17, 2013.
![Close-up sideview of a flower of Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violabakeri1.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up side-view
of the flower of Baker's violet as seen on Mt. Adams along forest road 82 at
an approximate elevation of 2900'.........May 7, 2005.
![Leaf of Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violabakerilf.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf
of Baker's violet as seen on Mt. Adams along forest road 82 at an approximate
elevation of 2900'..........May 7, 2005.
![Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violabakeri6.jpg)
The photo above shows the overall appearance
of Baker's violet as seen at SnowKing Snow Park on Mt. Adams (~elevation of
3250')........May 7, 2005.
![Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violabakeri4.jpg)
The photo above shows the overall appearance
of Baker's violet as seen at SnowKing Snow Park on Mt. Adams (~elevation of
3250')........May 7, 2005.
![Flower of Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violanutt.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up frontal view
of Baker's violet as seen on Mt. Adams along forest road 82 at an approximate
elevation of 2900'.........May 7, 2005.
![Close-up view of the back of the flower petals of Baker's Violet, Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola bakeri (Synonyms: Viola bakeri ssp. grandis, Viola bakeri ssp. shastensis, Viola nuttallii, Viola nuttallii var. bakeri)](../../../cascade/mtadams/5/viola/bakeri/violabakeri2.jpg)
The photo above shows the back of the upper
petals, which are yellow rather than rusty, a characteristic of this species.
Photographed May 7, 2005 on Mt. Adams along forest road 82 at an approximate
elevation of 2900'.
Paul Slichter