Viola biflora
species of plant
Viola biflora is a species of the genus Viola. It is also called alpine yellow-violet, arctic yellow violet, or twoflower violet. It is found in Europe, Siberia, Central Asia, India, Pakistan, western and northern China, North Korea, Japan, and Western North America. The species is listed as Vulnerable in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and the US state of Colorado.
Taxonomy
Viola biflora has the following recognized subtaxa according to World Flora Online including its autonym:
Viola biflora L.
Viola biflora ssp. biflora
Viola biflora ssp. carlotte Calder & Roy L.Taylor
Viola biflora var. rockiana (W.Becker) Y.S. Chen
Distribution
Viola biflora is typically found in shady, damp, sub-alpine to alpine areas. Some subtaxa have overlapping distribution:
Viola biflora ssp. biflora: Europe, Asia, North America.
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