Viola beckwithii, known commonly as the Great Basin Violet, Beckwith's Violet, and Sagebrush Pansy, is an early-flowering plant of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) habitats in the Great Basin region. It is endemic to the Western United States.
Viola beckwithii grows in a low tuft, with dissected leaves. The bilaterally symmetrical flowers have two deep red-purple upper petals, three light bluish lower petals, and a yellow spot in the centre. They face outwards, on leafless stalks.
- Subspecies
- Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii — Beckwith's violet; (ssp. or syn.)
- Viola beckwithii ssp. glabrata (M.S. Baker) — western pansy. Endemic to Northeastern California.
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