Species

Viola palustris (Alpine marsh violet)

Viola palustris. Photo: (c) Petri Kuhno, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Viola palustris (marsh violet, or alpine marsh violet) is a perennial forb of the genus Viola. It inhabits moist meadows, marshes, and stream banks in northern parts of North America and Eurasia. The species epithet palustris is Latin for “of the marsh” and indicates its common habitat.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Malpighiales (Nances, willows, and allies)
        Family: Violaceae (Violet family)
        Genus: Viola (Violets)
        Subgenus: Viola (Pansies and violets)
        Section: Plagiostigma
        Subsection: Stolonosae
        Species: Viola palustris (Alpine marsh violet)

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