Violaceae
Viola formosana
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 台湾堇菜, 臺灣堇菜, 虾壳钱
Synonyms
- Viola arisanensis W.Becker
- Viola formosana var. formosana
- Viola formosana var. tozanensis (Hayata) C.F.Hsieh
- Viola tozanensis Hayata
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 慶得江, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Redbird Wu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Bella Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hui-Ju, Chinag, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 謝麗霦, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Emily Chang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sophia Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.