Viola canina

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, 2nd 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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