Viola reichenbachiana

Viola reichenbachiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. reichenbachiana
Binomial name
Viola reichenbachiana
Jord. ex Boreau 1857
Viola reichenbachiana - MHNT

Viola reichenbachiana, also known as the early dog-violet, pale wood violet, slender wood violet, hedge violet, or wood dog violet, is a species of flowering plant in the Viola genus.[1][2][3][4] This species hybridises with Viola riviniana, the common dog-violet, to produce Viola × bavarica.[5] The plant is named after the 19th century botanist Ludwig Reichenbach.[6] It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial that is widely known for its purple petals, and it typically resides along road banks or among other rich vegetation, as other wild pansies do.[1][7] The name dog violet refers to its lack of scent, making it supposedly only fit for dogs.[8][3]

  1. ^ a b "Early Dog Violet, Viola reichenbachiana - Flowers - NatureGate". luontoportti.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ Viola reichenbachiana Jord. ex Boreau in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset doi:10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org
  3. ^ a b “Early Dog Violet (Viola Reichenbachiana) - Plants.” Candide, https://candide.com/IE/plants/df534849-458c-4122-98bc-31d13f2f5891.
  4. ^ “Viola Reichenbachiana Jordan Ex Boreau: Species.” Ganeshaiah, K. N., UAS, Bangalore, India.; Kailash, B. R., ATREE, Bangalore, India.; Royal Norwegian Embassy grants. Indian Bioresource Information Network (IBIN), Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, India. India Biodiversity Portal, IBP, https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/262252.
  5. ^ Stace, Clive A. (2010). New flora of the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5. OCLC 647075102.
  6. ^ Boreau, A.; Boreau, A. (1857). Flore du centre de la France et du bassin de la Loire, ou, Description des plantes qui croissent spontanément, ou qui sont cultivées en grand dans les départements arrosés par la Loire et ses affluents, avec l'analyse des genres et des espèces. Vol. 1857. (3e éd., très augm. ed.). Paris: Librairie encyclopédique de Roret.
  7. ^ “Viola Reichenbachiana - Early Dog-Violet.” FirstNature, 2022, https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/viola-reichenbachiana.php.
  8. ^ “Viola Riviniana - Common Dog-Violet.” FirstNature, 2022, https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/viola-riviniana.php#:~:text=Common%20Dog-violets%20%28referred%20to%20as%20Dog-violets%20because%20they,as%20late%20as%20the%20start%20of%20July.%20Uses.