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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Retreat, New South Wales, Australia
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Maule, Chile
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Mullumbimby Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Amazonas, Peru
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Nevada, United States
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Spanish Springs, Nevada, United States
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Near the gravel road running east from the Scott Mountain crest of Highway 3, Klamath Mountains, California, probably within half a mile of Hwy. 3. July 17th 2011. I11-9467.
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close up image of Viola pedatifida PRAIRIE VIOLET at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing a single flower at full bloom, front view, detailing the dark purple 'nectar trails' that guide insects into the throat of the flower.This species is featured in the book Abundant Splendor: Wildflowers of the Tall Grass Prairie, which is now available for purchase. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.
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Valbona National Park. Albanian Alps
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Celles, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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Maule Region, Chile
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Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, United States
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Maule Region, Chile
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Barlovento, Canary Islands, Spain
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close up image of Viola sororia COMMON BLUE VIOLET at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing a single flower at bull bloom. This species typically displays a blue-violet flower, but it does have a small percentage of specimen that display a white flower.
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Hirschegg, Vorarlberg, Austria
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PmakaniViolaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waiane Mts., Oahu)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)There are 7 endemic species of Viola in the Hawaiian Islands of which 6 species & subspecies are considered endangered. One species, Viola chamissoniana subsp. tracheliifolia, is perhaps the world's tallest in the genus and forming shrubs or subshrubs with woody stems!Like other violets, the flowers and leaves are edible. Viola are rich anti-oxidant compounds in the form of beta carotene and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).EtymologyThe generic name Viola is from Latin violet, the purplish-blue color of the flowers.The specific name, chamissoniana, honors Ludolf Karl Albert von Chamisso (1781-1838), French-born German explorer, naturalist, author, poet, and plant collector.
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