Viola suavis M.Bieb.

Violette suave (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Violaceae > Viola

Characteristics

A herb. It forms clumps. It spreads by short thick stolons or runners. The leaves are broadly oval and heart shaped at the base. They can be 4-20 cm long. The flowers are 2 cm across. They are violet with a white centre. They have a scent.
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 rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food 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
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Viola suavis habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Viola suavis habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Viola suavis leaf picture by ni nico (cc-by-sa)
Viola suavis leaf picture by Georg Haase (cc-by-sa)
Viola suavis leaf picture by patrick locheron (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viola suavis flower picture by Claude Daniel (cc-by-sa)
Viola suavis flower picture by Kiko (cc-by-sa)
Viola suavis flower picture by Migliori Simone (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viola suavis world distribution map, present in France and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:869322-1
WFO ID wfo-0000424847
COL ID 5BHMP
BDTFX ID 72547
INPN ID 129702
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Viola torresii Viola tolosana Viola pontica Viola donetzkiensis Viola segobricensis Viola sepincola Viola reverchonii Viola suavis var. segobricensis Viola suavis var. sepincola Viola suavis

Lower taxons

Viola suavis subsp. austrodalmatica Viola suavis subsp. barceloi