Viola canina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: V. subg. Viola
Sectio: V. sect. Viola
Subsectio: V. subsect. Rostratae
Species: Viola canina
Subspecies: V. c. subsp. canina – V. c. subsp. montana – V. c. subsp. schultzii

Name

Viola canina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1004 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Viola pulchella Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 130 (1796).
- Viola sylvestris Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 680 (1779).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Greenland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 935. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Viola canina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Viola canina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Viola canina. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola canina. Accessed: 19 Jul 2022.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Viola canina in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 19.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Фіялка сабачая
български: кучешка теменуга
čeština: violka psí, violka Ruppova
Cymraeg: Fioled y cŵn
dansk: Hunde-Viol
Deutsch: Hunds-Veilchen
English: heath dog-violet, heath violet
eesti: Koerkannike
فارسی: بنفشه خاردار
suomi: Aho-orvokki
français: Violette des chiens
galego: Viola de can
íslenska: Týsfjóla
lietuvių: Šuninė našlaitė
norsk bokmål: Engfiol
Nederlands: Hondsviooltje
norsk: Engfiol
polski: Fiołek psi
русский: Фиалка собачья, Фиалька собачья
davvisámegiella: Beatnatviola
slovenčina: fialka psia
svenska: Ängsviol, Hundviol

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