Common name
English: Dog Violet
German: Hainveilchen
Portuguese: Bonelas, Violetas-bravas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Violales (37)
Family: Violaceae (7)(family description)
Genus: Viola (6)
Epithet: riviniana Rchb. (1)
Synonyms: Viola claudiana Sennen, Viola silvatica Fries ex Hartm.fil., Viola sylvestris Lam.
riviniana => in honor of August Quirinus Bachmann, (Latinised to Augustus Quirinus Rivinus), 17th century German botanist and anatomist
silvatica => growing in woods and forests
sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white
External links
Check for Viola riviniana at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [979] Viola riviniana - Plants For A Future