Flower; Amarante, Porto, Portugal; 3/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flower side view; Sameiro, Braga, Portugal; 3/2008 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Sameiro, Braga, Portugal; 3/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Sameiro, Braga, Portugal; 3/2008 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 755 Date of entry: 21.03.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Marsh Violet
German: Sumpf-Veilchen
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Violales (37)
Family: Violaceae (7)(family description)
Genus: Viola (6)
Epithet: palustris L. (7)
palustris => bog, swamp-loving
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, purple, violet
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