Violaceae

Viola cinerea Boiss.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Viola cinerea: Wadi Shawka, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, is one of the areas in which you can find this delicate plant - the grey violet or Viola cinerea. It's common in the Hajar mou — Photo: Angela Manthorpe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Persian: بنفشه مسقطی

Synonyms

Viola makranica Omer & Qaiser

Photos

Photo: Angela Manthorpe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.