Viola riviniana
| Viola riviniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Faimily: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. riviniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Viola riviniana | |
Viola riviniana, the Common Dug-violet, is a species o the genus Viola. It is also cried wid violet or dug viole. It is a perennial yerb o widlaund rides, grasslaund an shady hedge banks. It is foond in aw soils except acid or very wet.
It is a perennial, which flouers frae Aprile tae Juin.
Viola riviniana wis votit the Coonty flouer o Lincolnshire in 2002 followin a poll bi the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.[1]
Name eedit
The name 'Dug' - probably suggests that this plant wis thocht tae be inferior tae the scentit violet (viola odorata), which wis particularly favoured durin the Victorian Era.
Wildlife value eedit
It is the fuidplant o the Pearl bordered fritillary, Smaa Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Siller-washed Fritillary an Heich Broun Fritillary butterflee.
Similar speshies eedit
- Sweet Violet Viola odorata - sweetly scentit an haes aw the leaves at the base o the plant, the stipules are gland tipped
- Heath Dug Violet Viola canina - haes clear blue flouers, narrower leaves an smawer teeth on the stipules
- Marsh Violet Viola palustris - foond in wet places, leaves are kidney shaped which come frae unnerground creepin stems, an the flouers are dark-veined. The stipules hae na teeth at aw.
- Alpine Violet Viola labradorica - V. riviniana is sometimes sold bi nurseries as V. labradorica.
Hybrids eedit
This species hybridises wi Early Dog-violet (V. reichenbachiana) tae produce Viola × bavarica.
Cultural icon eedit
Dug violets, an badges depictin them,[2][3] wur sauld in fund-raisin efforts in the UK an Australie on an aroond Violet Day[4] in commemoration o the lost soldiers o Warld War I.
Further readin eedit
Identification eedit
- Partridge, James (2007) Viola × bavarica: the punctual Dug-violet BSBI News 106:8-9 (illustrated wi colour photographs on inside back cover o this edeetion)
References eedit
- ↑ Plantlife website County Flowers page Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ NMA Collections Search National Museum of Australia (2003-2010) - Violet Day 1917 fundraising badge
- ↑ Worthopedia WW1 1917 Violet Day Badge with image
- ↑ Family History South Australia Leadbeater,B (2006). World War 1 Violet Day South Australia.
Freemit airtins eedit
Media relatit tae Viola riviniana at Wikimedia Commons