Biology:Viola reichei
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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. reichei
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| Binomial name | |
| Viola reichei Skottsb. ex Macloskie
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Viola reichei, also known as the Patagonian yellow violet,[2] is a flowering plant species of the genus Viola.
Description
Viola reichei is a perennial herb, which can range from 4–20 cm tall. This species leaves are green and can be either orbicular, reniform, ovate or elliptic in shape.[3] Flowers stand above the foliage.[3] The flowers are yellow, however the anterior petal hosts reddish lines.
Distribution
Viola reichei is native to both Central and Southern Chile.[1] It has also been recorded in the southern Andes mountain range.[4]
It is also frequently found in Southern Argentina ,[1] in the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego.[5]
Habitat
Viola reichei be found in temperate forests where it grows in shade of trees and other vegetation.[6][7]
It is also known to grow on steep slopes and south facing mountainous areas.[8][7]
This species can be found at elevations ranging from 200 to 2000 m.[5]
Gallery
A Viola reichei plant.
Viola reichei growing among Codonorchis lessonii in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Viola reichei" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/266916-2. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Plant database entry for Patagonian Yellow Violet (Viola reichei) with 12 data details." (in en). https://garden.org/plants/view/343443/Patagonian-Yellow-Violet-Viola-reichei/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Viola reichei description". 2022-03-18. http://buscador.floraargentina.edu.ar/species/details/6244.
- ↑ Keplin, Broll, Beate, Gabriele (2006) (in en). Mountain Ecosystems Studies in Treeline Ecology. Global: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 128, 137. ISBN 9783540273653.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Viola reichei distribution". 2022-03-18. http://buscador.floraargentina.edu.ar/species/details/6244.
- ↑ "Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest". 2022-03-18. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884808/Valdivian_Montane_Upper_Montane_Deciduous_Forest_Macrogroup.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Description and images of Viola reichei (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com". http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages/EH1389.htm.
- ↑ "Southern Andean Alpine Tundra". 2022-03-18. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.885155/Southern_Andean_Alpine_Tundra_Macrogroup.
Wikidata ☰ Q15389803 entry
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