Biology:Viola nephrophylla
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. nephrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Viola nephrophylla Greene
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| Distribution of Viola nephrophylla | |
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Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet, Leconte violet, or kidney leaved violet) syn. Viola nephrophylla Greene f. albinea (Farw.), Viola pratincola Greene, Viola retusa Greene ) is an annual or perennial forb in the Violet family (Violaceae) native to North America.[1][2]
Viola nephrophylla was named by Edward Lee Greene in 1896 from specimens he collected near Montrose, Colorado. The species name, nephrophylla, is from the Greek for "kidney shaped leaves".[3]
Its habitats include moist meadows and open woods.[2]
Conservation status within the United States
It is listed endangered in Massachusetts , New York, and Ohio, as threatened in New Hampshire,[4] and as a special concern in Connecticut.[5]
Native American ethnobotany
The Ramah Navajo use the plant as a ceremonial emetic.[6]
References
- ↑ "Viola nephrophylla". Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=VIONEP.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royer, France; Dickinson, Richard (2007) (in English). Plants of Alberta, Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Ferns, Aquatica Plants & Grasses. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Lone Pine Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-55105-283-0.
- ↑ Template:Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VINE.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ↑ Vestal, Paul A. (1952). "The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho". Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40 (4): 36.
Wikidata ☰ Q3009652 entry
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