Violaceae
Viola

Viola alba Besser

First published in Prim. Fl. Galiciae Austriac. 1: 171 (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. France to S. Poland and NW. Türkiye. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Türkey, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1988). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 10: 1-590. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2023-continuously updated). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://www.europlusmed.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Huguenin] [s.n.] Switzerland K004409443 Yes
[Pouloure] [s.n.] France K004409401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409421 Yes
Eysn, M. [s.n.] Austria K004409447 Yes
Porta; Rigo [s.n.] K004409414 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409417 Yes
Adr. Fiori [s.n.] Italy K004409416 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Albania K004409405 Yes
[C. Carz] [s.n.] France K004409441 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409427 Yes
Eysn, M. [s.n.] Austria K004409448 Yes
Arvet-T, C.; abb. Chaboisseau [s.n.] France K004409438 Yes
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [2319] Greece K004409395 Yes
s.coll. [583] Italy K004409419 Yes
Songeon, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K004409444 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1841] Turkmenistan K000370154 Syntype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004409397 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409418 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000327564 Unknown Type Material Yes
[M. Trinot] [s.n.] France K004409398 Yes
[Boissier] [s.n.] France K004409402 Yes
Semen, F. [s.n.] Spain K004409409 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K004409412 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004409442 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004409407 Yes
Callier, A. [31] Russia K004409437 Yes
Moggridge, J.T. [s.n.] Italy K000327560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gandoger, M. [349] Spain K004409408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K000327565 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004409420 Yes
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [s.n.] Italy K004409426 Yes
Dr. Metcalfe [s.n.] Italy K004409422 Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] France K004409404 Yes
Gandoger, M. [226] Italy K004409423 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [273] Spain K004409411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004409400 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [c191] France K004409406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004409403 Yes
Porta; Rigo [s.n.] K004409413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004409415 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [50] Spain K004409410 Yes
Guadagno, M. [s.n.] Italy K004409424 Yes
Wiesbaur, J. [s.n.] Austria K000327562 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eysn [s.n.] Austria K004409446 Yes
de Heldreich, T. [s.n.] Greece K004409396 Yes
Puget [s.n.] Jordan K004409439 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004409399 Yes
Todaro [298] Italy K004409425 Yes
Jacob, B. [69237] France K004409440 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0