Violaceae

Creeping Korean violet

Viola grypoceras A.Gray

Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola

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Creeping Korean violet: タチツボスミレ — Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 紫花堇菜, 地黄瓜, 紫花高茎堇菜
English: Creeping Korean violet
hsb: Aziska fijałka
Japanese: タチツボスミレ
Korean: 낚시제비꽃
Swedish: Koreansk viol

Synonyms

Viola coreana H.Boissieu
Viola grayi var. candida H.Boissieu
Viola grypoceras var. barbata W.Becker
Viola grypoceras var. pubescens Nakai
Viola hideoi Nakai
Viola hosoii Nakai
Viola leveillei Boissieu
Viola longepedunculata Franch. & Sav.
Viola sylvestris var. candida (H.Boissieu) H.Lév.
Viola sylvestris var. grypoceras (A.Gray) Maxim.
Viola wichurai Nakai

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 127 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: E-190, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Piropiro77, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yamatsu, CC0, 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.