Viola sheltonii

Viola sheltonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Chamaemelanium
Species: Viola sheltonii

Name

Viola sheltonii Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 67 (1857).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Viola biternata Greene, Pl. Baker. 3: 12 (1901).
  • Viola sheltonii var. biternata (Greene) A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 56: 66 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1857. Description of the general botanical collections. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(4): 61–182. BHL Reference page.  p. 67

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. 818 pp. BRIT Press, Fort Worth, Tx. ISBN 978-1-889878-45-4. Reference page. 
• Little, R.J. & McKinney, L.E. 2015. Viola. Pp. - in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534027-3. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola sheltonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Viola sheltonii. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola sheltonii. Accessed: 27 Feb 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Viola sheltonii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb 27. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Shelton's Violet

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