Violaceae

Sagebrush violet

Viola vallicola A.Nelson

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Sagebrush violet (Viola vallicola) — FlowerPhoto: Peter L Achuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Sagebrush violet, Valley violet, Valley yellow violet, Yellow sagebrush violet
Persian: بنفشه درهای

Synonyms

Crocion vallicola Nieuwl. & Lunell
Viola nuttallii subsp. vallicola (A.Nelson) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde
Viola nuttallii var. vallicola (A.Nelson) H.St.John
Viola physalodes Greene
Viola russellii B.Boivin
Viola subsagittifolia Suksd.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 138 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Peter L Achuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Abby Hyde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.