Participant Info

Species

Viola adunca [Viola labradorica] [Viola bellidiflora] [Viola montanensis] [Viola puberulera] [Viola retroscabra]

Family

Violaceae

CommonName

hookedspur violet, sand violet, western dog violet

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Cumbres, Elwood, Grayback, La Manga, La Veta, Medano, Music, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Shaw Lake July 6 2018

Comments

Western dog violet is the most common violet of the Watershed, found on both sides of the Valley in a range of habitats, both mesic and xeric, from forest openings to stream sides to dry tundra meadows. The USA distribution of Viola adunca covers all states west of the Great Plains and all along the Canadian border through the Great Lakes and New England. It is present in the Rio Grande drainage only down to Santa Fe Co, New Mexico.

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