Taxon:  Viola alba Besser subsp. alba



Summary
Genus:
Viola
Family:
Violaceae
Subfamily:
Violoideae
Tribe:
Violeae
Nomen number:
430296
Verified:
01/28/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Viola alba Besser (1 active accession[s])
Viola alba Besser subsp. cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Marcussen (0 active accession[s])
Viola alba Besser subsp. dehnhardtii (Ten.) W. Becker (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Viola alba Besser subsp. scotophylla (Jord.) Nyman
Viola armena Boiss. & A. Huet
Viola scotophylla Jord.

No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:70-71.
  2. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq n.Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iraq (n.), Syria, Turkey (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Reference(s)
  1. Marcussen, T. 2003. Evolution, phylogeography, and taxonomy within the Viola alba complex (Violaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 237:51-74.
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430296. Accessed 10 May 2026.