Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Violaceae (Violet family)
Genus: Viola (Violet)
Viola stagnina Schult. - Fen Violet
Viola elatior Fr. - Tall Violet
Viola pumila Chaix - Meadow Violet
Viola canina L. - Heath Dog-Violet
Viola rupestris F. W. Schmidt - Teesdale Violet
Viola reichenbachiana Boreau - Early Dog-Violet
Viola riviniana Rchb. - Common Dog-Violet
Viola mirabilis L. - Wonder Violet
Viola pyrenaica DC. - Pyrenean Violet
Viola collina Besser - Hill Violet
Viola alba Besser - White Violet
Viola hirta L. - Hairy Violet
Viola odorata L. - Sweet Violet
Viola suavis M. Bieb. - Russian Violet
Viola uliginosa Besser - Baltic Violet
Viola obliqua Hill
Viola palustris L. - Marsh Violet
Viola epipsila Ledeb. - Dwarf Marsh Violet
Viola biflora L. - Alpine Yellow-Violet
Viola tricolor L. - Wild Pansy
Viola arvensis Murray - Field Pansy
Viola kitaibeliana Schult. - Dwarf Pansy
Viola calaminaria (Ging.) Lej. - Calamine Violet
Viola guestphalica Nauenb. - Westphalian Calamine Violet
Viola lutea Huds. - Mountain Pansy
Viola calcarata L. - Long-Spurred Violet
Maximal 15 cm tall. flowers:
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.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands
in moist to wet habitats