Pan India Bouquets

Viola tricolor L.

Family : Violaceae
(Violet Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RATHNAPURUSHA FAMILY (रत्नपुरुष फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Violaceae
Synonym(s) : Ion tricolor Medik.; Jacea tricolor (L.) Opiz; Mnemion elegans Spach; Mnemion nemausense (Jord.) Fourr.; Mnemion sagotii (Jord.) Fourr.; Mnemion tricolor (L.) Spach; Mnemion variatum (Jord.) Fourr.; Viola banatica Kit. ex Schult.; Viola bella Gren.; Viola deminuta Schur; Viola provostii Boreau; Viola pseudolutea Schur; Viola ruralis Jord. ex Boreau; Viola sagotii Jord.; Viola soongorica Fisch. ex Ledeb.; Viola subtilis Jord.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viola tricolor L.
Common name : Field Pansy, Ladies Delight, Wild Pansy, Wild Violet, Heart's Ease
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Cultivated in gardens
Comments / notes : Cultivated in gardens as ornamental, rarely found as an escape.
Flower, Fruit : November-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : West Siberia and North-West Iran
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Siberia and North-West Iran, South and North America, South Africa, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 78
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Viola tricolor. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.

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