Viola tricolor

Also known as Wild Pansy, heartsease, three-colored violet, pansy violet, johnny jumpup, johnny-jump-up

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

*Viola tricolor* L. is a species of plant in the family Violaceae, belonging to the genus *Viola*. It is classified within the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is known by several common names, including Wild Pansy, heartsease, Echtes Veilchen, Driekleurig viooltje, and Trilliw. It is described as a source of food and has medicinal uses.

The taxon range includes Beijing, China, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, the United States, Sweden, and Romania. The species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with a status assessment from 2012.

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Species

Least Concern

Viola tricolor

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyViolaceae

Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia

Observations recorded206,164

La Pensée sauvage ou Pensée tricolore (Viola tricolor) est une espèce de plantes herbacées, commune dans toute l'Europe, de la famille des Violaceae. Elle est recherchée pour la délicatesse de sa fleur. C'est l'ancêtre de la pensée cultivée. Le terme de pensée est antérieur au début de la culture des pensées. C'était une dénomination alternative, qui renvoyait à la signification symbolique de la violette, d’après le langage des fleurs.

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 6,528
With media: 4,427
Family: Violaceae
Collections: ENCB-IPN, IBUNAM, MADUG-UG, CM, DBG, OSU
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Sweden, Romania

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Encyclopedic overview

Viola tricolor is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial. The species is also known as wild pansy, Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsease, heart's ease, heart's delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, love-in-idleness, and pink of my john.

It has been introduced into North America, where it has spread. It is the progenitor of the cultivated pansy, and is therefore sometimes called wild pansy; before the cultivated pansies were developed, "pansy" was an alternative name for the wild form. It can produce up to 50 seeds at a time. The flowers can be purple, blue, yellow or white.

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