Viola canadensis

Viola canadensis

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. Chamaemelanium
Sectio: V. sect. Chamaemelanium
Subsectio: V. subsect. Canadenses
Species: Viola canadensis
Varietates: V. c. var. canadensis – V. c. var. rugulosa – V. c. var. scopulorum

Name

Viola canadensis L.

Synonyms

• Lophion canadense (L.) Spach
• Lophion rydbergii (Greene) Nieuwl. & Lunell
• Viola canadensis var. neomexicana (Greene) House
• Viola canadensis subsp. rydbergii (Greene) House
• Viola geminiflora Greene
• Viola muriculata Greene
• Viola neomexicana Greene
• Viola rydbergii Greene

Distribution

It is widespread across much of Canada and the United States, from Alaska to Newfoundland, south as far as Georgia and Arizona.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 936. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Viola canadensis. Published online. Accessed Oct. 07 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Viola canadensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 07.

• Tropicos.org 2017. Viola canadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: O7 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Canada violet, Canadian white violet

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