Viola trinervata
Violaceae
Sagebrush Violet
Clustered. Leaves fleshy to leathery, hairless. Leaves divided into oval leaflets with sharply pointed tips, each with 3 prominent veins. Brownish green flower stalks are longer than leaves. The upper 2 petals are darker violet, the 3 lower petals lighter to pale lavender with a yellow and purple patch at base and dark purple veins. Grows in seasonally moist sagebrush flats, rocky hillsides. Goes dormant with summer heat.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Bilateral Symmetry, Violets
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 2–3 inches
- Habitat: Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: East Gorge, Great Basin, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Three-Vein Violet
