Viola communis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: Viola communis

Name

Viola communis Pollard, Bot. Gaz. 26: 336 (1898).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Viola domestica var. communis (Pollard) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 2: 30 (1923).
• Heterotypic
  • Viola communis f. priceana (Pollard) H.E.Ballard, J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 150: 76 (2023).
  • Viola familiaris Greene, Cybele Columb. 1: 14 (1914).
  • Viola priceana Pollard, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 16: 127 (1903).
  • Viola sororia f. priceana (Pollard) Cooperr., Michigan Botanist 23: 167 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pollard, C.L. 1898. Further Observations on the Eastern Acaulescent Violets. Botanical Gazette 26(5): 325–342.

Additional references

• Ballard, H.E., Kartesz, J.T. & Nishino, M. 2023. A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 150(1): 3–266. DOI: 10.3159/TORREY-D-22-00029.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Viola communis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Viola communis. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Viola communis. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.