Viola odorata

Also known as wood violet, English violet, common violet, garden violet, florist’s violet, sweet violet

species of plant

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Viola odorata, commonly known as sweet violet, is a species within the family Violaceae. It belongs to the genus Viola and is classified in the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as Viola odorata L., with Linnaeus listed as the authority. The plant produces a capsule as its fruit type and has uses as both food and a medicinal plant.

The taxon range includes China, Switzerland, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, with an assessment year of 2014. The species is accepted in taxonomic databases. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with data held by institutions such as IIB-UV, UACH, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, and FCAGRI-UAEM.

Synthesized by Vinony from 43 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

sweet violet

Viola odorata

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyViolaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse

Observations recorded240,133

Märzveilchen ist eine Weiterleitung auf diesen Artikel. Zum nationalsozialistischen Spottnamen siehe Märzgefallene #Verwendung 1933. Das Duftveilchen (Viola odorata), auch Märzveilchen oder Wohlriechendes Veilchen genannt, gehört zu der Familie der Veilchengewächse (Violaceae). Im Garten wird es seit der Antike kultiviert, weil es sowohl im religiösen Ritus als auch in der Heilkunde schon sehr früh Verwendung fand. Spätestens seit dem frühen Mittelalter wurde es auch in Mitteleuropa als Zier- und Heilpflanze angebaut.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,637
With media: 2,494
Family: Violaceae
Collections: IIB-UV, UACH, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, FCAGRI-UAEM, IBUNAM
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Canada

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Viola
Image: Viola odorata1.jpg
Has use: medicinal plant

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Viola odorata
Commons category: Viola odorata
Commons gallery: Viola odorata
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41733
taxon common name: tuoksuorvokki
has fruit type: capsule
taxon range: Tibet Autonomous Region
short name: V. odorata
taxon author citation: L.

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Encyclopedic overview

Viola odorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. The small hardy herbaceous perennial is commonly known as wood violet, sweet violet, English violet, common violet, florist's violet, or garden violet.

The plant is native to Eurasia. The leaves and flowers are edible and have been used to make fragrances.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viola odorata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.