Viola nuttallii
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Viola nuttallii is a perennial herbaceous
plant in the Violet family (Violaceae
), and is one of the few violet species with lanceolate leaves. It is native to the Western Canada
and the North-Central and Western United States
.
Nuttall's violet serves as a larval host for the Coronis Fritillary
butterfly.
The species name is given in honor of noted botanist Thomas Nuttall
.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
plant in the Violet family (Violaceae
Violaceae
Violaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 800 species in 21 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales...
), and is one of the few violet species with lanceolate leaves. It is native to the Western Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the North-Central and Western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Nuttall's violet serves as a larval host for the Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria
Speyeria, commonly known as greater fritillaries, is the genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in North America and Asia...
butterfly.
The species name is given in honor of noted botanist Thomas Nuttall
Thomas Nuttall
Thomas Nuttall was an English botanist and zoologist, who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841....
.