BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Viola howellii
Howell's violet
| Scientific Name: | Viola howellii Gray | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Howell's violet | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | VIOLHOW | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G4 (May 1988) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S2S3 (Apr 2025) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Blue | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 3 - Sensitive (2010) | ||||||||||
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Forest / Conifer Forest - Moist/wet / Facultative - frequent use
Forest / Garry Oak Woodland / Facultative - frequent use Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - frequent use Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Facultative - occasional use |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Disjunct, more common elsewhere: | N | ||||||||||
| Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere: | N | ||||||||||
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Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp. |
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Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 2000. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 5, Dicotyledons (Salicaceae through Zygophyllaceae) and Pteridophytes. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria. 389pp. |
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Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv. |
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Roemer, H., and M. Fairbarns. 2003. Red and Blue Listed Plants of the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area. Rep. prepared for the Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Viola howellii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 11, 2026).