Viola canina

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Viola canina is listed as Least Concern.

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: V. sect. Viola
Subsectio: V. subsect. Rostratae
Species: Viola canina
Subspecies: V. c. subsp. canina – V. c. subsp. ruppii – V. c. subsp. schultzii

Name

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

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Viola pulchella Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 130 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Viola sylvestris Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 680 (1779), nom. superfl.
- Viola sylvestris var. typica Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 23: 330 (1877), not validly publ.

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

Khela, S. 2012. Viola canina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern. [1].
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. Reference page.
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