Species Details

Viola palustris

alpine marsh violet

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Classification

Scientific Name: Viola palustris L.
Common Name: alpine marsh violet
Family:	Violaceae
Element Code:	PDVIO041G0
USDA Plants Symbol:	VIPA4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Aug

Elevation:
0 - 150 meters
0 - 490 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens (coastal)
Coastal scrub (mesic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Often overlooked and rarely collected. Possibly threathened by habitat alteration. See Madroño 17(6):173-197 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	10 %
Other	1	10%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	10%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					10
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	8

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	10
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Maine (ME), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New York (NY), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arcata South (4012471), Crescent City (4112472), Eureka (4012472), Fort Bragg (3912347), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Sister Rocks (4112462), Smith River (4112482), Trinidad (4112412)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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