| Viola ocellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Viola ocellata | |
Viola ocellata is a species of violet known by the common names pinto violet,[1] two-eyed violet,[2] and western heart's ease.[3] It is native to southern Oregon and northern and central California, where it occurs in the coastal foothills and mountain ranges. It sometimes grows in serpentine soils[4] and in quicksilver mines.[5]
- ^ "Oregon Flora Image Project". Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Theodore F. Niehaus; Charles L. Ripper (1976). A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent areas. Peterson Field Guide. p. 52. ISBN 0-395-21624-9.
- ^ Linda H. Beidleman; Eugene N. Kozloff (2014) [2003]. Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey. University of California Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-520-27859-2.
- ^ Arthur R. Kruckeberg (1984). California Serpentines: Flora, Vegetation, Geology, Soils, and Management Problems. Vol. 78. University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 0-520-09701-7. LCCN 83-18237.
- ^ Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean (Report). Vol. 4. 1856. p. 68.