Viola calcarata L.

Pensée éperonnée (fr), Violette à éperons (fr), Pensée des Alpes (fr), Pensée à éperons (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Violaceae > Viola

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Viola calcarata habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Viola calcarata habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Viola calcarata habit picture by Guy DR (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Viola calcarata leaf picture by Katrin Buser (cc-by-sa)
Viola calcarata leaf picture by Fred Le Bail (cc-by-sa)
Viola calcarata leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viola calcarata flower picture by Gérard FESSEAU (cc-by-sa)
Viola calcarata flower picture by Christophe Bourdillon (cc-by-sa)
Viola calcarata flower picture by Benoît (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viola calcarata world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:867819-1
WFO ID wfo-0000426619
COL ID 5BGH9
BDTFX ID 72124
INPN ID 129527
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Mnemion calcaratum Viola minae Viola apennina Viola madonia Viola calcarata

Lower taxons

Viola calcarata subsp. zoysii Viola calcarata subsp. villarsiana