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.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Viola Langsdorfii, Alaska (Aleutian) Violet
Day 214: Although most of the Violets you'll find in Mount Rainier National Park are yellow (a fact which amuses me no end), the Alaska Violet (Viola langsdorfii, aka Aleutian Violet) comes closer to living up to the name. A soft lavender colour, threaded with deep violet veination on the lower three petals, this dainty flower loves streambanks and wetlands. Unlike Western Dog Violet and Marsh Violet (two other blue-flowered species), the Alaska Violet does not form runners (stolons).
Labels:
Alaska Violet,
Aleutian Violet,
Longmire,
MORA,
Viola langsdorfii
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