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Viola biflora

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Northern Violet

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131206
Element CodePDVIO04070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyViolaceae
GenusViola
Other Common Names
arctic yellow violet (EN) Arctic Yellow Violet (EN) Twinflower Violet (EN) Violette à deux fleurs (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-27
Change Date1993-06-21
Edition Date1994-03-11
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Common and widespread, irregularly distributed over immense circumpolar range (see map in Hulten).
Range Extent Comments
Circumpolar, with gaps. CO, AK, Switzerland, Austria, and England.
Occurrences Comments
Irregularly distributed over large circumpolar range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Alpine meadows, scree slopes. In wet moss or in alluvial soil along streams.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS3Yes
AlaskaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
References (5)
  1. Argus, G.W., and K.M. Pryer. 1990. Rare vascular plants in Canada. Our natural heritage. Canadian Museum Nature, Ottawa. 191 pp. + maps.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  3. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  4. Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.