🌿 Family

Violaceae

102 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Violaceae

Viola glabella Nutt.

Viola glabella (stream or pioneer violet) is a small perennial yellow-flowered violet native to northeast Asia and northwest North America with edible young growth.

Viola hastata Michx.

Viola hastata Michx., the halberd-leaved yellow violet, is a perennial violet found in eastern US, blooming yellow March to May.

Viola hederacea Labill.

Viola hederacea Labill. is an Australian small herbaceous perennial violet, often misidentified in cultivation as Viola banksii.

Viola hirta L.

Viola hirta L., the hairy violet, is a cold temperate zone violet species with no known fossil seeds found to date.

Viola labradorica Schrank

Viola labradorica is a native perennial violet, often mis-sold as Viola riviniana in nurseries.

Viola lanceolata L.

Viola lanceolata L. is a small North American perennial violet native to wet sandy habitats that often hybridizes with Viola macloskeyi.

Viola langsdorffii Fisch. ex DC.

Viola langsdorffii, Alaskan/Aleutian violet, is a coastal Pacific North American violet that grows in moist habitats.

Viola lobata Benth.

Viola lobata, common name pine violet, is a yellow-flowered violet native to mountainous western North America.

Viola lutea Huds.

Viola lutea Huds. is a compact violet, an ornamental, and the main ancestor of cultivated garden pansies.

Viola macloskeyi F.E.Lloyd

Viola macloskeyi is a flowering perennial violet native to North America and the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Viola minuscula Greene

Viola minuscula, the northern white violet, is a perennial flowering violet native to North America and the Dominican Republic.

Viola mirabilis L.

Viola mirabilis L. is a flowering plant in Violaceae native to temperate Eurasia.

Viola missouriensis Greene

Viola missouriensis (Missouri violet) is a small flowering violet native to the central United States.

Viola nephrophylla Greene

Viola nephrophylla Greene is a North American native violet forb with kidney-shaped leaves that grows in moist meadows and open woods.

Viola nuttallii Pursh

Viola nuttallii is a variable yellow-flowered perennial violet native to western North America, with edible leaves and flowers.

Viola ocellata Torr. & A.Gray

Viola ocellata is a spotted perennial violet of North American woodlands that feeds several butterfly species.

Viola odorata L.

Viola odorata L. is a scented perennial violet with edible parts, used in cuisine, perfumery, and cultivation.

Viola orbiculata Geyer ex A.Gray

Viola orbiculata is a perennial flowering violet native to the Pacific Northwest with yellow flowers marked purple.

Viola palmata L.

Viola palmata L. is a flowering violet species native to eastern North America, part of the blue stemless violet group.

Viola palustris L.

Viola palustris (marsh violet) is a perennial violet native to parts of North America, Europe, and western Asia that grows in wet habitats.

Viola pedata L.

Viola pedata L. (birdsfoot violet) is a North American native violet that is hard to cultivate in most home gardens.

Viola pedatifida G.Don

Viola pedatifida G.Don (prairie violet) is a small acaulescent violet native to central North America, and the provincial flower of New Brunswick.

Viola pedunculata Torr. & A.Gray

Viola pedunculata is a low-growing yellow-flowered perennial violet, cultivated as an ornamental drought-tolerant garden plant.

Viola praemorsa Douglas

Viola praemorsa Douglas is a rhizomatous perennial yellow-flowered herb native to mountain habitats of western North America.

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Euphorbiaceae 287 species Salicaceae 129 species Hypericaceae 73 species Phyllanthaceae 56 species Passifloraceae 50 species Linaceae 29 species Malpighiaceae 14 species Rhizophoraceae 12 species

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