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Distribution by County   8309    
Viola purpurea  Kellogg
Goosefoot violet,   Mountain violet
Viola purpurea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 28 Kern: 152 Nevada: 102 Santa Cruz: 2
Alpine: 32 Lake: 51 Orange: 18 Shasta: 117
Amador: 10 Lassen: 91 Placer: 107 Sierra: 60
Butte: 98 Los Angeles: 124 Plumas: 99 Siskiyou: 85
Calaveras: 12 Madera: 22 Riverside: 42 Sonoma: 9
Colusa: 9 Marin: 15 Sacramento: 1 Stanislaus: 7
Contra Costa: 27 Mariposa: 100 San Benito: 58 Tehama: 44
Del Norte: 3 Mendocino: 34 San Bernardino: 126 Trinity: 97
El Dorado: 93 Merced: 2 San Diego: 161 Tulare: 63
Fresno: 66 Modoc: 93 San Luis Obispo: 33 Tuolumne: 50
Glenn: 7 Mono: 112 San Mateo: 1 Ventura: 94
Humboldt: 32 Monterey: 55 Santa Barbara: 44 Yuba: 8
Inyo: 12 Napa: 23 Santa Clara: 32

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/08/2025).