Viola reichenbachiana Jord. ex Boreau

Early dog-violet (en), Violette de reichenbach (fr), Violette de Reichenbach (fr), Violette des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Violaceae > Viola

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods, hedgebanks etc, usually on calcareous soils.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Bite(Horse) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tubercle (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 14
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Viola reichenbachiana habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana habit picture by Piotto Simone (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana habit picture by michel cosme (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Viola reichenbachiana leaf picture by Damien Villotta (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana leaf picture by Riccardo Testolin (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana leaf picture by Michel SIGART (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viola reichenbachiana flower picture by ondine m (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana flower picture by jacques maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Viola reichenbachiana fruit picture by Pauline Touchard (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana fruit picture by Agata Bzdak (cc-by-sa)
Viola reichenbachiana fruit picture by Annemie De Deyne (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viola reichenbachiana world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Estonia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:869090-1
WFO ID wfo-0000423803
COL ID 5BHG3
BDTFX ID 72468
INPN ID 129666
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Viola reichenbachiana Viola formosa Viola degener Viola leucocentra Viola wettsteinii Viola arenicola Viola sylvestris Viola vicina Viola vulgaris