Taxon:  Viola tricolor L. subsp. tricolor



Summary
Genus:
Viola
Family:
Violaceae
Subfamily:
Violoideae
Tribe:
Violeae
Nomen number:
430391
Verified:
01/30/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Viola tricolor L. (4 active accession[s])
Viola tricolor L. subsp. curtisii (E. Forst.) Syme (0 active accession[s])
Viola tricolor L. subsp. macedonica (Boiss. & Heldr.) A. F. W. Schmidt (1 active accession[s])
Viola tricolor L. subsp. matutina (Klokov) Valentine (0 active accession[s])
Viola tricolor L. subsp. subalpina Gaudin (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Viola tricolor L. var. tricolor

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Viola tricolor L. subsp. vulgaris (Koch) Oborný
Viola tricolor L. var. hortensis DC.
Viola tricolor L. var. vulgaris Koch

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Blumenthal, M., ed. 1998. The complete German Commission E monographs: therapeutic guide to herbal medicines Note: as Viola tricolor subsp. vulgaris
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  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 EuropeNetherlands  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 EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  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  Tutin, 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.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.w.), Turkey
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Blumenthal, M., ed. 1998. The complete German Commission E monographs: therapeutic guide to herbal medicines Note: as Viola tricolor subsp. vulgaris
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=430391. Accessed 15 April 2026.