Kingdom Plantae Family Violaceae Scientific name Viola riviniana | Order Malpighiales Genus Viola Rank Species | |
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Similar Viola canina, Viola palustris, Viola reichenbachiana, Viola hirta, Polygala vulgaris | ||
Common dog violet viola riviniana wood violet 2014 04 06
Viola riviniana, the common dog-violet, is a species of the genus Viola native to Eurasia and Africa. It is also called wood violet and dog violet. It is a perennial herb of woodland edges, grassland and shady hedge banks. It is found in all soils except acid or very wet.
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- Common dog violet viola riviniana wood violet 2014 04 06
- Bleeksporig bosviooltje viola riviniana common dog violet
- Description
- Wildlife value
- Similar species
- Hybrids
- References
It is a perennial, flowering from April to June.
Viola riviniana was voted the county flower of Lincolnshire in 2002, following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.
Bleeksporig bosviooltje viola riviniana common dog violet
Description
Its leaves are usually hairless.
Wildlife value
It is the food plant of the pearl bordered fritillary, small pearl-bordered fritillary, silver-washed fritillary and high brown fritillary butterflies.
Similar species
Hybrids
This species hybridises with early dog-violet (V. reichenbachiana) to produce Viola × bavarica.
References
Viola riviniana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA