Viola nephrophylla

Viola nephrophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. nephrophylla
Binomial name
	Viola nephrophylla; Greene
	Distribution of Viola nephrophylla
Synonyms
	Viola nephrophylla Greene f. albinea ; Farw.; Viola pratincola ; Greene; Viola retusa ; Greene;

Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet or Leconte violet; syn. Viola nephrophylla Greene f. albinea Farw., Viola pratincola Greene, Viola retusa Greene ) is an annual or perennial forb in the Violet family (Violaceae) native to North America.^[1]

Viola nephrophylla was named by Edward Lee Greene in 1896 from specimens he collected near Montrose, Colorado. The species name, nephrophylla, is from the Greek for "kidney shaped leaves".^[2]

References

^ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Retrieved 2010-03-10.
^ Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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[rob-1] Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Retrieved 2010-03-10.

[2] Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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