Introductory
SPECIES: Viola renifolia | Kidney-Leaved Violet 



ABBREVIATION : 
VIOREN

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   VIRE2


COMMON NAMES : 
   kidney-leaved violet
   kidney leaf violet
   kidney-leaved white violet


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of kidney-leaved violet is Viola
renifolia Gray.  V. renifolia is known to hybridize with V. blanda
Willd., a close relative [19].


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Global Rank:  G5 (Demonstrably secure globally) [16].
USFS Region 1 Status: MT - Sensitive [17].
MT State Rank:  S1 (Critically imperiled in Montana because of extreme
                    rarity--5 or fewer occurrences) [16].
SD State Status:  U (Status Undetermined--possibly rare, declining, or
                     extirpated in state; more information needed on
                     present abundance and threats to determine status) [20].
WA State status:  SH (Possibly extirpated; historically known with the
                     expectation that it may be rediscovered) [21].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams, October 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Viola renifolia. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Viola renifolia | Kidney-Leaved Violet