tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post8388029772924880068..comments2023-10-12T05:54:33.192-07:00Comments on blackoaknaturalist: Violets May Be Yellow, or ....Joe Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post-53954331378396403002012-04-30T11:39:54.739-07:002012-04-30T11:39:54.739-07:00I thought the first one was Viola lobata. Will do...I thought the first one was Viola lobata. Will do more checking. Thanks for holding my feet to the fire.Joe Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946836311156845945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323244081501902771.post-37747604937901358102012-04-30T09:53:28.396-07:002012-04-30T09:53:28.396-07:00Violets are real harbingers of spring and I adore ...Violets are real harbingers of spring and I adore them. But I think the first picture is of viola sheltonii (Shelton's violet). The pine violet, also called moose horn violet has foliage that looks a bit different. You can sort of see it here: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Viola+lobata<br />Anyhow, I've seen the pine violets up at Buck's Lake and also on a side road off Old Hwy. 70 where I found many of them last year. <br />There is also a "meadow violet", also yellow, that has elongated leaves and is growing right now in the sunny meadows at Snake Lake, if you are interested. <br />roseindigoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com