Violaceae
China violet
Viola patrinii
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白花地丁, 白花堇菜, 香堇菜
- English
- China violet, Stemless violet
- Japanese
- シロスミレ, ケシロスミレ, シロバナスミレ, ハダカシロスミレ
- Russian
- Фиалка Патрена, Фиалка Патрэна
Synonyms
- Viola chinensis G.Don
- Viola mandshurica var. patrinii (DC. ex Ging.) Y.N.Lee
- Viola nepaulensis DC. ex D.Don
- Viola patrinii f. toyokoroensis Koji Ito
- Viola patrinii var. brevicalcarata Skvortsov
- Viola primulifolia var. glabra Nakai
- Viola roxburghiana Voigt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.