Viola nuttallii

Nuttall's Violet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. nuttallii
Binomial name
Viola nuttallii
Pursh

Viola nuttallii (Nuttall's violet, Yellow prairie violet[1]) 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.[2]

The species name Viola means violet in Latin. For Nuttall’s violet the only purple coloring is the nectar guides in the throat of the flower.[3]

Nuttall's violet serves as a larval host for the Coronis Fritillary butterfly.[2]

The species name is given in honor of noted botanist Thomas Nuttall.[2]

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