Viola arvensis

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: Viola subg. Viola
Sectio: Viola sect. Melanium
Subsectio: Viola subsect. Bracteolatae
Species: Viola arvensis
Subspecies: V. a. subsp. arvensis – V. a. subsp. megalantha

Name

Viola arvensis Murray, Prod. Stirp. Gott.: 73 (1770).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) Pio, Viola: 30 (1813).
- Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) DC., Prodr. 1: 303 1824, comb. superfl.
- Viola tricolor subsp. arvensis (Murray) Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 2: 210 (1828).
- Viola tricolor [unranked] arvensis (Murray) Brügger, Naturg. Beitr. Chur 91 (1874).
- Mnemion arvense (Murray) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 217 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland (introduced), 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, Sicilia, 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: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced).
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Primorye, Sakhalin (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - Manchuria (introduced).
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Korea, Taiwan (introduced).
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Greenland.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Utah.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South.
Continental: Antarctic (introduced)
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Islands.

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

References

Primary references

Murray, J.A. 1770. Prodromus Designationis Stirpium Gottingensium. 252 pp. Io. Chr. Dieterich, Gottingae. BHL Reference page.

Links

Khela, S. 2012. Viola arvensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern. [1].
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Viola arvensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Viola arvensis. Published online. Accessed: 4 Mar 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola arvensis. Accessed: 4 Mar 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Viola arvensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 4. Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Фіялка палявая
čeština: Violka rolní
dansk: Ager-Stedmoderblomst
Deutsch: Acker-Stiefmütterchen
English: Field Pansy
eesti: Põldkannike
suomi: Pelto-orvokki
français: Pensée des champs
Frysk: Miedesweltsje
Gàidhlig: Luibh Cridhe
magyar: Mezei árvácska
lietuvių: Dirvinė našlaitė
Nederlands: Akkerviooltje
polski: Fiołek polny
português: Violeta-dos-campos
русский: Фиалка полевая
davvisámegiella: Bealdoviola
slovenčina: Fialka roľná
svenska: Åkerviol