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Viola flettii

Common Names: Flett's Violet, Olympic Violet

ENDEMIC (OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS)

No varieties:

Note yellow beard on two side petals and dark veined leaves. Found only in the Olympic Mtns in rock crevices of basalt outcrops and alpine talus. I saw but did not photograph on Klahhane Ridge trail. Also reported in good numbers on Welch Peak (5,700 ft.), south of Mt. Townsend.

east Olympics, north Olympics
TRAIL: Mt. Townsend; Klahhane Ridge
HABITAT: rocky crevices, rocky ridges/barren slopes
ELEVATION: 1,840 m (6,035 ft.) ; 1,750 m (5,740 ft.);
BLOOM TIME: 28-JUN; 15-JUL
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii
Viola flettii