ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Viola canina

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Violaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: Viola canina
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Viola canina. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

15 synonyms in this snapshot

Viola albertinaName author: Greene
Viola apetalaName author: F.W.Schmidt
Viola canina var. caulescensName author: Tosco ex G.Ariello & Bellia
Viola cetiaName author: Beck ex Borbás
Viola ericetorumName author: Schrad. ex Link
Viola filipesName author: Greene
Viola flavicornisName author: Sm.
Viola intermediaName author: Krock.
Viola leucocerasName author: Borbás ex Murr
Viola lucorumName author: Lange
Viola neglectaName author: F.W.Schmidt
Viola pseudocaninaName author: Schur
Viola radicansName author: DC. ex Ging.
Viola ramosaName author: Gaterau
Viola schmidtianaName author: Schult.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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