Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet, Leconte violet, or kidney leaved 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][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. nephrophylla
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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".[3]
Its habitats include moist meadows and open woods.[2]
Conservation status within the United States edit
It is listed endangered in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, as threatened in New Hampshire,[4] and as a special concern in Connecticut.[5]
Native American ethnobotany edit
The Ramah Navajo use the plant as a ceremonial emetic.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Viola nephrophylla". Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b Royer, France; Dickinson, Richard (2007). Plants of Alberta, Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, Ferns, Aquatica Plants & Grasses. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Lone Pine Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-55105-283-0.
- ^ Schneider, Al. "Viola". Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. Gothic, Colorado: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Viola nephrophylla (northern bog violet)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" (PDF). State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ^ Vestal, Paul A. (1952). "The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho". Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology. 40 (4): 36.
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