Violaceae
Hairy violet
Viola hirta
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (22)
- arz
- فيولا هيرتا
- Belarusian
- Фіялка апушаная, Фіялка кароткаваласістая
- Bulgarian
- Влакнеста теменуга, Косместа теменуга
- Chinese
- 毛堇菜, 硬毛堇菜
- Czech
- Violka chlupatá, Violka srstnatá
- Danish
- Håret Viol
- Dutch
- Ruig viooltje
- English
- Hairy violet
- Estonian
- Karvane kannike
- Finnish
- Karvaorvokki
- French
- Violette hérissée, Violette hérisée, Violette herissee
- German
- Raues Veilchen, Behaartes Veilchen, Rauhhaariges Veilchen, Rauhaariges Veilchen
- kw
- Melion blewek
- Lithuanian
- Našlaitė pašepėlė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lodnefiol
- Persian
- بنفشه پشمالو
- Polish
- Fiołek kosmaty
- Russian
- Фиалка опушённая, Фиалка волосистая, Фиалка жёстковолосистая, Фиалка коротковолосистая, Фиалка опушенная, Фиалка щетинистая
- Slovak
- Fialka srstnatá
- Slovenian
- Srhkodlakava vijolica
- Swedish
- Buskviol
- Welsh
- Fioled flewog
Synonyms
- Viola abortiva Jord.
- Viola calcarea Gregory
- Viola drymeia Schur
- Viola foudrasi Jord.
- Viola hebecarpa Schur
- Viola hirsuta Crantz
- Viola hirta subsp. brevifimbriata W.Beck
- Viola hirta var. gymnocarpa Beck
- Viola hirto-alba Gren. & Godr.
- Viola maillardii Souché
- Viola rubra Aubl. ex Steud.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 959 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Johannes S., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lukas Zangl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Maxim Shashkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kruczy89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kruczy89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alvarosaurus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kruczy89, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ксения Волянская, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Viola
- Sweet violetViola odorataViolaceae
- Johnny jumpupViola tricolorViolaceae
- Field pansyViola arvensisViolaceae
- Common dog-violetViola rivinianaViolaceae
- Marsh violetViola palustrisViolaceae
- Dog violetViola caninaViolaceae
- Early dog-violetViola reichenbachianaViolaceae
- Arctic yellow violetViola bifloraViolaceae
- Viola cornutaViolaceae
- Mountain pansyViola luteaViolaceae
- White violetViola albaViolaceae
- Dwarf marsh violetViola epipsilaViolaceae
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.