Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington from Mt. Adams south; south-central Washington to California and Nevada.
Habitat: Moist to dry openings in coniferous forests.
Flowers: May-July
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies
Perennial from short, erect rhizomes, the stems up to 15 cm. long.
Leaf blades entire, elliptic-lanceolate, tapering to the petiole, 2-5 cm. long; petiole 3-12 cm. long; stipules attached to the petiole, the free portion few-toothed.
Flowers with peduncles shorter than the leaves; flowers 5-12 mm. long, yellow, the lower 3 penciled with brownish-purple, the lateral pair bearded; style head bearded, rounded.
a glabrous, 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal.
Publication: Vasc. Pl. Pacific NW 3: 447. 1961.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Viola nuttallii var. bakeri in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Viola nuttallii var. bakeri checklist entry
OregonFlora: Viola nuttallii var. bakeri information
E-Flora BC: Viola nuttallii var. bakeri atlas page
CalPhotos: Viola nuttallii var. bakeri photos
