Viola arvensis

Viola arvensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Subgenus: V. subg. Melanium
Sectio: V. sect. Noverculae
Species: Viola arvensis
Subspecies: V. a. subsp. arvensis – V. a. subsp. megalantha

Name

Viola arvensis Murray, Prod. Stirp. Gott.: 73 (1770).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) Pio, Viola: 30 (1813).
  • Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) DC., Prodr. 1: 303 1824, comb. superfl.
  • Viola tricolor subsp. arvensis (Murray) Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 2: 210 (1828).
  • Viola tricolor [unranked] arvensis (Murray) Brügger, Naturg. Beitr. Chur 91 (1874).
  • Mnemion arvense (Murray) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 217 (1914).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland (introduced), Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira (introduced). Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia. Regional: Russian Far East Kamchatka, Primorye, Sakhalin (introduced). Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Turkey. Regional: China Manchuria (introduced). Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Regional: Eastern Asia Korea, Taiwan (introduced). Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria. Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Subarctic America Greenland. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Utah. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South. Continental: Antarctic (introduced) Regional: Subantarctic Islands Falkland Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Murray, J.A. 1770. Prodromus Designationis Stirpium Gottingensium. 252 pp. Io. Chr. Dieterich, Gottingae. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collborators 2024. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 14. March 2024. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Viola arvensis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 06 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Viola arvensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Viola arvensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: O6 Oct. 2017.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Фіялка палявая
čeština: Violka rolní
dansk: Ager-Stedmoderblomst
Deutsch: Acker-Stiefmütterchen
English: Field Pansy
eesti: Põldkannike
suomi: Pelto-orvokki
français: Pensée des champs
Frysk: Miedesweltsje
Gàidhlig: Luibh Cridhe
magyar: Mezei árvácska
lietuvių: Dirvinė našlaitė
Nederlands: Akkerviooltje
polski: Fiołek polny
português: Violeta-dos-campos
русский: Фиалка полевая
davvisámegiella: Bealdoviola
slovenčina: Fialka roľná
svenska: Åkerviol

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