Suksdorfia violacea

Suksdorfia violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Suksdorfia
Species:	S. violacea
Binomial name
Suksdorfia violacea Gray
Synonyms[1][2]
Hemieva violacea (A. Gray) Wheelock

Suksdorfia violacea is an uncommon species of herbaceous flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name violet suksdorfia.^[3] In 1879 Asa Gray named the genus Suksdorfia after Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf who had first collected a specimen of S. violacea in 1878 near Mount Adams-White Salmon, Washington and sent it to Gray for assistance in classifying it. Gray and Suksdorf had a long and close working relationship, and Gray initially identified and named various species found by Suksdorf.^[4] Its conservation status has been rated by NatureServe as "G4 – Apparently Secure".^[5]

Taxonomy

S. violacea is the type species for this genus and Gray named it after Suksdorf.^[6] The genus name Hemieva Raf. was published earlier than Suksdorfia, but was less well known, and Suksdorfia is now a conserved name.^[7] Therefore, Hemieva violacea, although correct when it was published in 1896 is no longer the correct name for this species.^[8]

Ecology

S. violacea is found in Washington, British Columbia, Oregon, Alberta, Montana, and Idaho.^[9] It is most common in Washington and southeast British Columbia.^[10] It prefers moist areas with rocks, crevices, ledges, and fences.^[9][11] It is a perennial that grows from rhizomes. It has petiolate rounded leaves that are 1–2.5 centimeters (0.39–0.98 in) wide. The calyx is a slender bell shape. The flower is a five-lobed, violet-colored, slender, tapered, and with 5 stamens. The fruits are 4–6 millimeters (0.16–0.24 in) long and have 0.5 millimeters (0.020 in) brown seeds.^[9][11] The plants usually grow to a height of 10–20 centimeters (3.9–7.9 in) in small groups at lower elevations.^[11][12][13]

References

1. Tropicos 2015.
2. Nicolson & Wiersema 2015.
3. Qian & Klinka 1998, p. 519.
4. Love 1998, pp. 173-174.
5. NatureServe 2014.
6. Love 1998, pp. 173–174.
7. Jones 1933, pp. 128-129.
8. Kew 2015.
9. Washington State University Herbarium 2015.
10. Pacific Northwest Flowers 2013.
11. University of British Columbia 2014.
12. Montana Field Guide 2015.
13. Kershaw 2001, p. 120.

Bibliography

• Jones, George Neville (April 1933). "Wilhelm N. Suksdorf". Washington Historical Quarterly. 24 (2). Retrieved January 19, 2015.
• Kershaw, Linda (2001). Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta. Calgary: University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-319-5.
• Love, Rhoda M. (Fall 1998). "Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf (1850-1932) Pioneer Botanist of the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Quarterly.
• Nicolson, Dan; Wiersema, John. "Proposals and Disposals: An Accounting of Algal, Fungal, and Plant Nomenclature Proposals". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
• Qian, Hong; Klinka, Karel (1998). Plants of British Columbia. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-774-80652-7.
• "Hemieva violacea (A. Gray) Wheelock". The Plant List Kew Gardens. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
• "Suksdorfia violacea". Nature Serve Explorer. 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
• "Suksdorfia violacea". Pacific Northwest Flowers. 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
• "Suksdorfia violacea". Tropicos. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
• "Suksdorfia violacea". Washington State University Herbarium. 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
• "Suksdorfia violacea A. Gray". University of British Columbia. 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
• "Violet Suksdorfia - Suksdorfia violacea". State of Montana. 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

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