ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Viola sororia

Name author: Willd.

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 sororia
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1806

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

38 synonyms in this snapshot

Viola alachuanaName author: Murrill
Viola allardiiName author: Greene
Viola chalcospermaName author: Brainerd
Viola communisName author: Pollard
Viola cucullata var. albaName author: Torr. & A.Gray
Viola cucullata var. sororiaName author: (Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray
Viola cuspidataName author: Greene
Viola domesticaName author: E.P.Bicknell
Viola domestica var. communisName author: Farw.
Viola familiarisName author: Greene
Viola fletcheriName author: Greene
Viola floridanaName author: Brainerd
Viola grandisName author: Greene
Viola laetecaeruleaName author: Greene
Viola latiusculaName author: Greene
Viola macouniiName author: Greene
Viola nesioticaName author: Greene
Viola nodosaName author: Greene
Viola palmata var. sororiaName author: (Willd.) Pollard
Viola papilionaceaName author: Pursh
Viola papilionacea f. albifloraName author: Grover
Viola papilionacea f. papilionaceaName author: Not supplied
Viola papilionacea var. albaName author: (Torr. & A.Gray) Farw.
Viola papilionacea var. domesticaName author: Pollard
Viola papilionacea var. papilionaceaName author: Not supplied
Viola planifoliaName author: Greene
Viola priceanaName author: Pollard
Viola rosaceaName author: Brainerd
Viola septentrionalisName author: Greene
Viola septentrionalis f. albaName author: Vict. & J.Rousseau
Viola septentrionalis f. septentrionalisName author: Not supplied
Viola septentrionalis var. septentrionalisName author: Not supplied
Viola sororia f. sororiaName author: Not supplied
Viola sororia var. affinisName author: (Leconte) L.E.McKinney
Viola sororia var. incognitaName author: J.B.Lacey
Viola sororia var. sororiaName author: Not supplied
Viola thompsoniaeName author: Chapm.
Viola wilmattaeName author: Pollard & Cockerell

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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