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Viola pedunculata
Lovely little yellow flower with burgundy spot in center. "The leaves are 1-5.5 cm long, cordate (heart-shaped) to deltate-ovate (oblong-triangular), scalloped or toothed, and glabrous or hairy. The plant is often low-growing, but can reach heights of up to 40cm. The flowers appear in March and April, and are always yellow. They are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. Dried in air, the seeds weigh about 4mg each."
Ramona Grasslands Preserve
Aka Yellow Pansy, Johnny Jump Up. "The leaves were used by the Diegueno and Luiseno people for food: the young leaves were picked before the flowers appear in the spring, boiled, and used as greens. The flower buds can also be eaten, though like other yellow flowers of the genus Viola, in large quantities they can cause diarrhoea. A tisane can be made from the leaves."
Spotted on Feb 13, 2015
Submitted on Feb 14, 2015
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