Viola nephrophylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. nephrophylla |
Binomial name | |
Viola nephrophylla | |
Distribution of Viola nephrophylla | |
Synonyms | |
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Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet, Leconte violet, or kidney leaved violet) syn. Viola nephrophylla Greene f. albinea (Farw.), Viola pratincola Greene, Viola retusa Greene ) is an annual or perennial forb in the Violet family (Violaceae) native to North America. [1] [2]
Viola nephrophylla was named by Edward Lee Greene in 1896 from specimens he collected near Montrose, Colorado. The species name, nephrophylla, is from the Greek for "kidney shaped leaves". [3]
Its habitats include moist meadows and open woods. [2]
It is listed endangered in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, as threatened in New Hampshire, [4] and as a special concern in Connecticut. [5]
The Ramah Navajo use the plant as a ceremonial emetic. [6]
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