redwood violet

Viola sempervirens

Member of violets (genus Viola)
violet family (family Violaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

leaves simple, smaller, duller, and lower to the ground than stream violet (Viola glabella); tip is usually rounded, not pointed
lower stem stolon-like [prostrate, root-forming], with evergreen leaves, peduncles
common in the Santa Cruz range and Oakland

Toxicity:
except for seeds of violas (Viola spp.):

0 – Non-toxic.

Chris’s observations: 10 (all are research grade)

Locations:

El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: 2
Nisene Marks SP: 2
Big Basin SP
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

Apr.: 1
May: 5
Jun.: 0
Jul.: 0
Aug.: 1
Sep.: 2
Oct.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora