#downy yellow violet

[thebotanicalarcade]

Ohio Spring Wildflower Field Guide

#flower #flowers #spring flowers #spring #floral #wildflowers #wild flowers #ohio #ohio wild flowers #botany #april #march #may #downy yellow violet #viola pubescens

[worm-gar]

Started messing around with these watercolor pens I was gifted. These are based off a Downy Yellow Violet

#downy yellow violet #botanical art #flowers #watercolor #wildflowers #ink drawing

[vandaliatraveler]

NC-WV is finally enjoying a dry, sunny spring weekend after weeks of near nonstop, flooding rain. That was all the incentive I needed to take my first long hike of the spring at Coopers Rock State Forest. The wildflower progression on top of Chestnut Ridge is running about 2 weeks behind that at lower elevations, but there were plenty of early spring beauties on display this afternoon. From top: Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis); long-spurred violet (Viola rostrata); halberd-leaved yellow violet (Viola hastata); downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens); trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens), which is not herbaceous but a mat-forming, evergreen shrub in the health family; broadleaf toothwort (Cardamine diphylla), also known as two-leaf toothwort; and round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica americana), which prefers drier woods than sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba), which I typically find growing on the rocky, calcareous slopes along the Monongahela River.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #wildflowers #flora #spring #coopers rock state forest #chestnut ridge #allegheny serviceberry #long-spurred violet #halberd-leaved yellow violet #downy rattlesnake plantain #trailing arbutus #broadleaf toothwort #two-leaf toothwort #round-lobed hepatica

[thebelmontrooster]

3-31-24: First Wildflower Walk of 2024...

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well. We finally had a good soaking! Lighting, thunder, and lots of rain! The rain gauge said 1 3/4″ in the end. I went Moral mushroom hunting on Saturday and found around 20, but most of them were on the small side so I left them behind. I found a few that were big enough to fill a 9″ skillet. Then on Sunday, I went to my friend Kevin’s secluded woods…

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#Cardamine concatenata (Cut Leaved Toothwort) #Claytonia virginica (Virginia Spring Beauty) #Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman&039;s Breeches) #Ellisia nyctelea (Aunt Lucy) #Erythronium albidum (White Fawnlily) #Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox) #Triosteum perfoliatum (Perfoliate Tinker&039;s Weed) #Viola pubescens (Downy Yellow Violet)

[theroadtofairyland]

Spring Arrived With Determined Violets

Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper

2023, 22"x 30"

Viola pubescens, Downy Yellow Violets

#nature #flower #flowers #floral #art #watercolor #artists on tumblr #painting #flora #artblr #violet #wildflowers #cottagecore #cottage witch #cottage garden #gardencore #cottage aesthetic #naturecore #flowercore #cottagecore aesthetic #glitter #forest #woods #watercolor art #contemporary art #yellow #yellow flowers #downy yellow violet #gold

[path-of-grass-and-leaves]

Creating a Backyard Land Spirit Profile

Working with land spirits can help connect you with your local ecosystem, and for some practitioners is a crucial aspect of bioregional magic. Some folks, like myself, consider themselves to be initiated by one or more land spirits.

When I use the term land spirits, I am referring to a few different things. First are the collective spirits of various plants, animals, and insects present in a specific bioregion. An example of collective, in this context, means that if I'm petitioning help from the spirit of violets, I am working with the spirit of all violets present in that area rather than a singe flower that grows in my yard.

The next is the land guardian, which in my practice is a more powerful spirit with claim over a specific territory, like a forest, river, or neighborhood.

Sometimes these two concepts are separate and sometimes they're interchangeable. It all depends on personal practice, culture, local folklore, etc.

One thing that has been extremely beneficial to my practice has been creating a backyard land spirit profile. This method has been useful for spirit work and "green" magic, but more importantly, it's helped me immerse myself in my local ecosystem and I get to meet a lot of cool animals and plants.

Here is an over-simplfied example of my backyard land profile:

Ecosystem: Central Interior and Appalachian: Mixed woodlands, close to possible floodplains

Soil Type: Clay in garden bed, Loamy near/beneath shrubs, Sandy in sunny areas of the lawn

Flora:

Cultivated- Paradise Apple, Highbush Blueberry, Rose of Sharon, Dog Rose, Black-Eyed Susan, Sundial Lupine

Native - Bloodroot, Wild Strawberry, Common Violet, Wrinkle-Leaf Goldenrod, Blue Wood-Aster, Horseweed, Fireweed, Deer-Tongue Witchgrass, Common Milkweed

Invasive - Round-Leaved Bittersweet, Yellow Toadflax, Creeping Bellflower, Common Mugwort

Naturalized - Dandelion, Broad-Leaf Plantain, Deadly Nightshade

Notes - Various mosses, unidentified mushrooms growing on lawn and lichens found on some trees/shrubs.

Fauna:

Mammals - Raccoon, Opossum, Striped Skunk, Grey Squirrel, Chipmunk, Feral Cats, Deer mouse, House Mouse

Birds - Cardinals, Chickadees, Catbirds, American Robin, Downy Woodpecker, Turkey Vulture, Crow

Reptiles and Amphibians - N/A

Fish - N/A

Invertebrates - Dotted Wolf Spider, Leopard Slug, Tiger Bee Fly, Monarch Caterpillars, Peach Root Weevile, Narrow-Winged Mantis, Fireflies

Ecoregion and Soil Type

The first thing I did was determine what type of ecosystem my yard used to be. In an urban/suburban area this was a bit challenging.

I started by identifying a few wild plants and finding out where they usually grow. Most of them seemed to prefer shady woodlands and rich soil. There were also a couple of pioneer species present in the sunnier and more disturbed areas of the yard.

Next, I took a look at surrounding wild areas. We are close to a mountain and a large river. There are woodlands near and within the city made up of mostly hardwood and conifer trees. I knew from memory that certain areas close to my home are likely floodlands.

After that, I found a bioregion map of my country which showed that my state fell under the category of Central Interior and Appalachian. I searched this region on landscope.org and was able to determine my specific ecoregion (not shared here for privacy reasons).

From there I started making educated guesses. I determined that my backyard was likely a mixed hardwood and conifer woodland sitting very close to what might have been a floodplain.

For my soil type, I took samples from different areas of my yard and used an online guide to determine what kind of soil I had. Most of it was sandy or loamy, but my flower beds seemed to have some clay.

Using all this information, I had a general idea of what kind of plants and wildlife would be present without human intervention. It also helped with deciding which native plants to start growing.

Plants

Throughout the year, I went out to the yard with a wildlife field guide and a couple identification apps and identified every plant and insect I found. I grouped the plants into four categories: native, invasive, naturalized, and cultivated. This isn't shown in the example, but I also grouped them by season and the time of year they appear.

Naturalized refers to plants that have integrated themselves into the environment without inflicting damage to the local ecosystem.

You'll notice that under the cultivated section I included a few native plants. This is because those plants were introduced by me and would not be present without my intervention and I wanted to make that distinction.

The importance of native and naturalized plants is obvious, but what about cultivated and invasive? Keeping a profile of invasive plants helped me keep a record of which noxious weeds I need to remove. From an ecological perspective, their removal is crucial to the survival of my native plants and garden crops. From a spiritual perspective, this can be an offering or act of service to the local land spirits. Some of these plants, like Common Mugwort, are both valuable for workings and fine to harvest in large quantities since they are invasive.

Cultivated plants are also important. Many of these plants, like my Blueberries, Apples, and Rose of Sharon, were here before me. The importance of plants introduced by humans is greater than you'd think. First, they are usually crops and flowering plants and provide food for both humans and the local wildlife. Secondly, I live in an urban area, and my land spirits are likely very closely associated with people.

I researched all of my plants and took note of growth patterns, toxicity, medicinal uses, ediblity, native region/habitat, ecological significance/impact, etc. Then I moved onto folklore and symbolism and started working with the spirits of a few plants, performing divination, leaving offerings, harvesting them and including them in rituals and spellwork. I did this in groups to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Please note that you should always properly identify plants and be aware of potential toxicity before harvesting, especially if you plan on burning or consuming said plant. Also steer clear of protected or threatened plants and keep harvest to a minimum even for abundant native species.

Wildlife

My next project was writing down every species of animal and insect that I had encountered in my yard. I grouped them into several categories: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. In real life my invertebrates section is separated into several subcategories (orb weavers, beetles, etc.).

Next, I used basically the same system I did for plants, researching their native range, preferred habitat, behavior, diet, ecological importance. Then I started looking into folklore.

Finally, I started integrating them into my practice and working with their collective spirits. This involved using animal symbolism in rituals, leaving offerings, and performing a lot of divination.

Remember to never interact with or directly feed wildlife. If I'm making offerings outdoors it is usually fresh water, scattered birdseed, and acts of service like creating habitats and growing plants that a specific species enjoys. If scattering birdseed, do so in the morning to keep too many animals, like raccoons, from entering your yard at night.

Side note: Keep a record of what appears in your yard each year! For example one year we had several chipmunks and one year I saw none. One year we had no fireflies and the next our backyard was covered in them.

Tying It All Together

Once I had my backyard profile completed, I started working with the collective spirits of select species. I have an offering schedule, perform communication, and petition these spirits regularly in spellwork. I use certain plants that I harvest for offerings and use for tinctures, infusions, cooking, and crafts. I use symbols of local animals in crafts and spellwork.

After working with the "smaller" spirits, you can start seeking out specific land guardians by using a combination of divination and research of local history and folklore.

On a mundane level, I am now able to cultivate an appropriate ecosystem for the local wildlife and start projects to support it. Examples of this are pollinator gardens, stick and brush piles for fireflies and small animals, growing seed-rich and fruiting plants for birds and mammals, winter shelters and TNR plans for feral cats, and more.

I also like to take notes on plants and wildlife that I encounter in my general area that don't usually make it into my backyard. For example there have been coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and black bears spotted in my neighborhood.

I want to stress that I live in a semi-urban and relatively populated neighborhood and I have a small yard. The brief example of of my land profile doesn't cover even a fraction of the wildlife I have encountered in my backyard. There is so much life in urban and suburban areas in need of our support.

#bioregional magic #spirit work #green witchcraft #land spirits #witchcraft #plant magic #local witchcraft

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

My first plant exchange went very well! I brought her downy yellow violets, I got my herb robert and some scarlet bee balm. She had a beautiful garden with a pond. There were two abandoned properties I saw on the way that backed out to the woods. I wonder if either of them might be sold at a price I could afford? I literally don’t care that the houses look like shit. I’d fix it up over time. The point is either property has lots of planting space and has the woods behind it! I WANT.

Also she had a birdie. He made lots of noise but then got shy when she introduced us. :)

[mosquitogirl]

rue anemone and downy yellow violet <3

[thefaestolemyname]

Had a great time in the woods today!

I used iNaturalist to identify some cool fellas:

Red Trillium

Garlic Mustard

Burdock

Couldn't figure out what this wacky guy was

Skunk Cabbage (reminds me of the town I was born in... You should see these guys when they first emerge in March, they look so cool!)

Crane's bill

False Solomon's Seal (What did this precious baby do to get an edgy name like that??)

I thought it was Hoof Fungus but some other dude on the app thinks it's Fomes Excavatus

Large White Trillium, the Provincial Flower. It's on all the official cards and documention here!

Downy Yellow Violet

And that's part 1

#🐸 #Loving being unemployed for 2 weeks #Only a few more days and it's back to the grind :( #In the meantime #Meaningful and worthwhile things to do :) #Biology

[vermontwildflowerproject]

Downy Yellow Violet ☀️💛☀️ A beautiful woodland wildflower. Careful not to step on her, she likes to hang out in the middle of the trails.

#downyyellowviolet #wildflowers vermont flowerpower

[tomyfellowplutonians]

Viola Striata (Striped Cream Violet)

Viola Pubescens (Downy Yellow Violet)

Cornus Florida (Flowering Dogwood)

Malus Sylvestris (European Crab Apple)

Euphorbia Cyparrisias (Cypress Spurge)

Fragaria Virginiana (Wild Strawberry, Mountain Strawberry)

Viola Sororia (Common Blue Violet)

Photographed Spring 2021

#my photography #personal #wild flowers #viola striata #striped cream violet #viola pubescens #downy yellow violet #cornus florida #flowering dogwood #malus sylvestris #european crab apple #euphorbia cyparissias #cypress spurge #fragaria virginiana #wild strawberry #mountain strawberry #viola sororia #common blue violet #wildflowers #spring #violets #cottagecore

[alleghenyfeverdreams]

Downy yellow violet custom commission, 2022. Claimed.

#afd embroidery #embroidery #botanical art #viola pubescens #violets

[mirofossblooms]

Yellow Downy Violet

Yellow Downy Violet is a native species of violet found throughout North America. Yellow Downy Violet can be found in mesic woodlands or sometimes meadows; from Minnesota and Ontario to Nova Scotia, South to Virginia. Downy Yellow Violet produces two different types of flowers during the season including chasmogamous flowers in the early spring and cleistogamous flowers in summer through autumn. The species name 'pubescens' means downy-haired. Similar looking species to the yellow downy violet include round-leaved yellow violet, viola rotundifolia. The two species can be differentiated by leaf shape and leaf margin. Additionally yellow downy violet has both basal and cauline leaves while round-leaved yellow violet has only basal leaves. ************************************************************************* Yellow Downy Violet Article Found -Here- ************************************************************************* Help support the continued efforts of MIROFOSS to provide advertisement and bias free research by donating to mirofoss or buying some of our photos for your own personal use. All proceeds from photo sales will go towards the MIROFOSS Foundation.

#Yellow Downy Violet #Violet #Yellow #Wildflower #Flower #Bloom #Science #Viola Pubescens #Forest #Micro #Macro #MIROFOSS

[vandaliatraveler]

An Easter bouquet of some of Central Appalachia's finest spring wildflowers, courtesy of Core Arboretum at West Virginia University.

From top: cutleaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata); Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica); Carolina spring beauty (Claytonia caroliniana); sessile trillium (Trillium sessile); twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla); immature golden ragwort (Packera aurea); dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne); Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), including a rare white-flowered variation; woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), also known as wild blue phlox; harbinger of spring (Erigenia bulbosa), also known as pepper and salt; Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria); downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens); yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum), also known as dog-tooth violet; and celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum), also known as wood poppy.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #spring #wildflowers #flora #core arboretum #west virginia university #morgantown

[thebelmontrooster]

Another Wildflower Update

Allium sp. ?

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well. We had a storm pass through on Monday that did some damage in town. A big tree was uprooted at the park and a smaller tree snapped off at the base. There were a lot of limbs at the park and throughout the town. The house I grew up in had damage when two trunks of the same tree fell on it. It was a tree with four trunks and I remember…

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#Arisaema dracontium (Green Dragon) #Hesperis matronalis (Dame&039;s Rocket) #Koeleria macrantha (Prairie Junegrass) #Laportea canadensis (Wood Nettle) #Menispermum canadense (Moonseed) #Smilax tamnoides (Bristly Greenbriar) #Valerianella radiata (Beaked Corn Salad) #Viola pubescens (Downy Yellow Violet)

[thecomposerofstories]

Shades of ColourThemed Ask Meme

Red 💘

Cherry - What's your favourite cheesy pick-up line? Have you ever used it in real life?

Crimson - What quality in a person do you fall in love with?

Scarlet - Do you think people fall in love because the right person has arrived, or because the time is right (regardless of whom the person is that they fall in love with)?

Mahogany - Have you had your heart broken before?

Wine - What is the ideal true love story you have ever heard of?

Maroon - What kind of gestures do you find truly romantic?

Rose - Can you name most of your fictional crushes?

Orange🧡

Tangerine – Favourite music genre if you have one?

Rust – Song that’s on repeat at the moment?

Clay – Favourite music artist if you have one?

Amber – Favourite song of all time?

Ginger – If you could play any instrument, what would it be? (I mean personally I like to play the Mayonnaise, but I do play a pretty mean Horseradish, if I don’t say so myself!)

Yellow💛

Canary – What are three things that make you the happiest?

Flaxen – What was your happiest moment?

Lemon - What are you most passionate about in life?

Sunshine – What makes you smile?

Dijon – What’s the funniest joke you’ve ever heard/told?

Honey - What is something that you are proud of about yourself?

Butterscotch - What is your definition of a “perfect life”?

Mustard - What was your most memorable birthday?

Corn – What gets you excited about life?

Green💚

Lime - If you could be only one, would you rather be rich, famous or loved?

Sage - Do you think you are better than some other people? Do you think some other people are better than you?

Mint - What is the biggest force driving your ambitions?

Forest – Would would/could you do if you knew you could not fail?

Emerald – Are you content with who you are, or would you change anything?

Jade – What is the most inspiring quote you’ve ever heard?

Olive – Who inspires you the most?

Teal💚💙

Aqua – What is your ideal bedroom?

Lovat – If you could play any instrument, what would it be? (I mean personally I like to play the Mayonnaise, but I do play a pretty mean Horseradish, if I don’t say so myself!)

Turquoise – What is the most beautiful dream you’ve ever had?

Julep – The nicest view you’ve ever seen? Can you describe it?

Amulet – What is your favourite aesthetic?

Jules – What’s your ideal weather?

Prism – Your ideal weekend?

Lagoon – What’s your dream pet?

Juniper – What makes you nostalgic?

Winterfresh - Would you wait for the sun to rise or for it to set, and why?

Spruce - What is more important: being true to yourself regardless of who gets hurt or considering the consequences of your actions on other people’s lives?

Blue💙

Cornflower – Favourite fictional character(s)?

Ocean – Favourite Thing you own?

Sapphire – Favourite flavour ice cream?

Azure – Favourite type of clothes?

Zaffre – Favourite flower?

Navy – Favourite movie(s)?

Cyan – Favourite food?

Cobalt – Favourite Season?

Lapis – Favourite book at the moment?

Cerulean – Favourite show at the moment?

Purple💜

indigo - Would you rather know the date of your death or the cause of your death?

Violet - Would you rather see the ghost of a stranger or of someone that you love?

Lavender - Would you ever stay the night in an abandoned house that everyone claims is haunted?

Plum - If there was a zombie apocalypse, which one of your friends would die first?

Mauve - If you met a vampire, would you let it bite you for eternal life or would you shove a stake in its heart?

Mulberry - If there’s a hell, do you think you’re going there?

Magenta - Have you ever had a dream about dying?

Periwinkle - Have you ever seen a ghost, a spaceship, or anything else you couldn’t rationally explain?

Byzantine - If you came back as a ghost, what would you do?

Boysenberry - What would you do to defend yourself if someone broke into your house?

Wisteria - If you were asked to film a new horror movie, what would the plot be?

Heliotrope – If you could ask Death a question, what would it be?

White ❤

Platinum - Do you believe we make our own happy endings, or is fate responsible for them?

Parchment - Is there a film or cartoon character who is very much like you? In what way?

Egg Shell - Do you see the glass as half-full or half-empty?

Ivory - If you were given a chance to swap places with somebody for a day, who would you choose?

Cream – Which fictional world would you like to live in for the rest of your life?

Pearl– Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?

Lace- Are you left- or right-handed, and would you want to switch?

Snow - What three adjectives would describe you

Porcelain– What is the nicest compliment someone ever gave you?

Powder - – What is the meaning of your name?

Dover – If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Alabaster - Who’s the strangest person you’ve ever met?

Downy – Who’s the strangest person you’ve ever met?

#ask prompt #ask lists #ask memes #colours #colour ask meme #feed your inbox #inspirational #motivational #red #orange #yellow #green #teal #blue #purple #white #aesthetics