Great Basin Violet | |
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Great Basin Violet flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. beckwithii |
Binomial name | |
Viola beckwithii Torr. & A. Gray |
Viola beckwithii, known commonly as the Great Basin Violet, Beckwith's Violet, and 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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