Violaceae

Spreading violet

Viola diffusa Ging.

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Spreading violet: Viola diffusa , Veilchengewächse (Violaceae) - Vietnam/Việt Nam: Dorf Tả Van südöstlich von Sa Pa — Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 七星莲, 茶匙黃, 七星莲*(匍伏堇、蔓茎堇菜）, 九州堇菜, 匍伏堇, 地白草, 茶匙黄, 蔓茎堇菜
English: Spreading violet
Japanese: ツクシスミレ

Synonyms

Viola canescens f. glabrescens W.Becker
Viola canescens subsp. lanuginosa W.Becker
Viola diffusa subsp. tenuis (Benth.) W.Becker
Viola diffusa var. brevibarbata Ching J.Wang
Viola diffusa var. brevisepala W.Becker
Viola diffusa var. diffusa
Viola diffusa var. glabella H.Boissieu
Viola diffusa var. glaberrima W.Becker
Viola diffusa var. tomentosa W.Becker
Viola diffusoides Ching J.Wang
Viola fargesii Boissieu
Viola kiusiana Makino
Viola parkeri Champ. ex Benth.
Viola tenuis Benth.
Viola wilsonii W.Becker

Photos

Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 天問小窩, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY 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.