Yellow montane violet (Viola praemorsa) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Specie

Yellow montane violet has showy flowers and is not invasive, so it has some horticultural potential although it is susceptible to slug damage and therefore difficult to maintain (pers. obs.). No Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge has been documented for yellow montane violet. A number of other members of the genus have been used by First Nations peoples (Native American Ethnobotany Database 2006).

There is no evidence that yellow montane violet plays an important ecological role.

The British Columbia populations are of scientific interest because they are disjunct from the species’ main range and may be genetically distinct as a result.

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