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Viola nephrophylla

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Authors: Greene  

Botanical Description

in height. Leaves broadly ovate-cordate to almost kidney-shaped, crenate, 3-7cm long. Flowers rich blue-purple with a dark eye and purple veining on the three lower petals, early summer. Newfoundland to British Columbia south to New Mexico in cool moist habitats; up to 2200m in California.