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Viola odorata L.

Sweet Violet

Violaceae

Traits


    Maximal 10 cm tall. flowers: fragrant, mostly dark-violet. petals: the 2 laterals horizontally protruding or pointing downwards. sepals: rounded at the apex. styli: beaked, beak bent downwards. fruits: capsules, spherical; fruit stalks: prostrating. stem: with a basa...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Viola odorata

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 odorata

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 odorata

Viola odorata

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

  • in nutritious habitats

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