Viola arvensis

Also known as Field Pansy

species of plant

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Viola arvensis, commonly known as the field pansy or European field pansy, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Violaceae. It belongs to the genus Viola within the order Malpighiales and the class Magnoliopsida. The species produces a capsule as its fruit type.

The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2012. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Canada, Finland, Poland, the United States, and Norway.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Encyclopedia of Life, Plants of the World, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

European field pansy

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyViolaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia

Observations32,934

Observations recorded365,350

Viola arvensis La pensée des champs (Viola arvensis) est une espèce de plante herbacée de la famille des Violacées.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4,451
With media: 2,956
Family: Violaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, USFWS, TROM, QUE, OSU, MICH
Recorded in: Canada, Finland, Poland, United States, Norway

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Viola
Image: (MHNT) Viola arvensis - White flower.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Viola arvensis
Commons category: Viola arvensis
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41691
taxon common name: njivska vijolica
Commons gallery: Viola arvensis
has fruit type: capsule
short name: V. arvensis

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Encyclopedic overview

flower and leaves

Viola arvensis is a species of violet known by the common name field pansy. It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and a weed of disturbed and cultivated areas.

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