Viola tricolor L.

Wild Pansy

Violaceae

Traits


    10–40 cm tall. flowers: colouring very variable, mostly yellowish, whitish and bluish to violet, with a yellowish centre. petals: the 3 uppers mostly pointing upwards, 15–40 mm long, longer than the sepals. spur: up to 0.5‑times as long as the petals. styli: capitate...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Viola tricolor

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Viola tricolor

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Viola tricolor

Viola tricolor

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, fields, vineyards, subsp. ammotropha in dunes and coasts

  • in nutrient-poor, also in heavy metal containing habitats

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