Viola bakeri

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: Viola bakeri
Name

Viola bakeri Greene
Synonyms

Viola bakeri subsp. bakeri

Distribution

It is native to the Western United States, from Washington and Oregon, to the mountains of northern Nevada, and in California to the southern High Sierra Nevada.
References

Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 3:307. 1898

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Viola bakeri. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 06 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Viola bakeri in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 06.
Tropicos.org 2017. Viola bakeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: O6 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names
English: Baker's violet

Viola bakeri is a species of violet known by the common name Baker's violet. It is native to the Western United States, from Washington and Oregon, to the mountains of northern Nevada, and in California to the southern High Sierra Nevada.

The plant occurs in openings in coniferous forest habitats.
Description

Viola bakeri is an herb that grows from a woody taproot, reaching a maximum height of a few centimeters to around 30 centimetres (12 in). The leaves have lance-shaped blades up to 5 or 6 centimeters long which are borne on petioles. They are usually hairless, but may have hairs along the veins and edges.

A solitary flower is borne on an upright stem. It has five yellow petals, the lowest three marked with brown veining and the upper pair sometimes tinged with brown or purple on the outer surface.
See also

Milo Samuel Baker