365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Western Dog Violet, Viola Adunca
Day 210: After puzzling my readers with semantically bewildering yellow Violets, today provided an opportunity to expand the record with a more "violet" example. Viola adunca (Western Dog Violet) is common in Washington and like its kin, it prefers the moist ground alongside streams and ditches. The lowest petal is heavily lined with "bee guides" and the two side petals have white beards. Another prominent feature of this Violet is the large spur, visible here on the back of the bud (the hole was made by an insect). Note how the spur projects well back from the sepal. As it matures, it will lengthen and curve upward, becoming more hooked at the tip.
Labels:
bicycling,
Viola adunca,
Western Dog Violet,
Yelm-Tenino Trail
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