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Viola langsdorffii

Fisch. ex Ging.

Aleutian Violet

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 45 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159999
Element CodePDVIO04100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyViolaceae
GenusViola
Synonyms
Viola langsdorfiiFisch. ex Gingins
Other Common Names
Alaska Violet (EN) Langsdorff's Violet (EN) Violette de Langsdorff (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.
Taxonomic Comments
The spelling of the scientific name as 'langsdorfii' is a long standing error for the correct spelling as 'langsdorffii', as the species is named after Baron Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff. Kartesz (1994 & 1999) use 'langsdorfii'.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-12
Change Date2016-07-12
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (45)
Alaska (45)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Chugach-17Chugach National Forest19,954
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MontagueChugach National Forest204,875
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Point AugustaTongass National Forest15,482
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
References (3)
  1. Baldwin, B. G., D. H. Goldman, D. J. Keil, R. Patterson, T. J. Rosatti, and D. H. Wilken, eds. 2012. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd edition. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1568 pp.
  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. 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.