Viola beckwithii

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Great Basin Violet
Great Basin Violet flower
Great Basin Violet flower
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. beckwithii
Binomial name
Viola beckwithii
Torr. & A. Gray

Viola beckwithii, also known as Great Basin Violet or Sagebrush Pansy, is an early-flowering plant of sagebrush country in the Western United States. It has dissected leaves and flowers with two deep red-purple upper petals, three light bluish lower petals, and a yellow spot in the centre.

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