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3 exceedingly fragrant Santa Cruz Mountains violets

This was sent to me by Ray Collett, former director of the UCSC Arboretum.
How do you apply for an endangered species?  Bill Grant


Fresh flowers of the 3 Santa Cruz Mountains violet are shown in the JPG above. In reality Santa Cruz Mountains violets are all highly endangered. Not only are Santa Cruz Mountains violets endangered themselves but they also serve as endangered butterfly caterpillar food. Does anyone know how the 3 Santa Cruz Mountains violets might become LEGALLY endangered?

Santa Cruz Mountains violets have almost no range and are threatened by the invasive Vinca major.

The pink violet is a UCSC violet. The purple violet is a Bear Creek violet. The tiny violet is a Laguna Creek violet. They are all far more fragrant than the best parfum violets in cultivation. Their value to human humans is obvious to human humans.Oct. 2007
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