Biology:Suksdorfia violacea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Suksdorfia violacea
Suksdorfia violacea 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Suksdorfia
Species:
S. violacea
Binomial name
Suksdorfia violacea
Gray
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Hemieva violacea (A. Gray) Wheelock

Suksdorfia violacea is an uncommon species of herbaceous flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name violet suksdorfia.[3] In 1879 Asa Gray named the genus Suksdorfia after Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf who had first collected a specimen of S. violacea in 1878 near Mount Adams-White Salmon, Washington and sent it to Gray for assistance in classifying it. Gray and Suksdorf had a long and close working relationship, and Gray initially identified and named various species found by Suksdorf.[4] Its conservation status has been rated by NatureServe as "G4 – Apparently Secure".[5]

Taxonomy

Suksdorfia violacea is the type species for this genus and Gray named it after Suksdorf.[6] The genus name Hemieva Raf. was published earlier than Suksdorfia, but was less well known, and Suksdorfia is now a conserved name.[7] Therefore, Hemieva violacea, although correct when it was published in 1896 is no longer the correct name for this species.[8]

Ecology

Suksdorfia violacea is found in Washington, British Columbia, Oregon, Alberta, Montana, and Idaho.[9] It is most common in Washington and southeast British Columbia.[10] It prefers moist areas with rocks, crevices, ledges, and fences.[9][11] It is a perennial that grows from rhizomes. It has petiolate rounded leaves that are 1–2.5 centimeters (0.39–0.98 in) wide. The calyx is a slender bell shape. The flower is a five-lobed, violet-colored, slender, tapered, and with 5 stamens. The fruits are 4–6 millimeters (0.16–0.24 in) long and have 0.5 millimeters (0.020 in) brown seeds.[9][11] The plants usually grow to a height of 10–20 centimeters (3.9–7.9 in) in small groups at lower elevations.[11][12][13]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17781624 entry