Calflora Taxon Report
Viola aurea  Kellogg

(not an active name)
Golden violet
Viola aurea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.
also called Viola purpurea ssp. aurea
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Viola
Family: Violaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSViola purpurea ssp. aurea
PLANTSViola purpurea var. aurea
JEF + CNPSViola purpurea ssp. aurea
Information about Viola aurea from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (VIAU3)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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