Viola purpurea ssp. mesophyta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Viola purpurea Kellogg ssp. mesophyta M. S. Baker & J. C. Clausen

Goosefoot violet

2009 Keir Morse

2017 Diane Etchison

2015 Scott Cox

2010 Barry Breckling

2003 Christopher L. Christie

2013 Neal Kramer

Viola purpurea ssp. mesophyta is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~182 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Viola purpurea
Genus:	Viola
Family:	Violaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum

Information about Viola purpurea ssp. mesophyta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VIPUM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).