Violaceae
Early dog-violet
Viola reichenbachiana
- Family
- Violaceae
- Genus
- Viola
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Common names
By language (26)
- arz
- فيولا ريتشينباتشيانا
- Belarusian
- Фіялка лясная
- Bulgarian
- Райхенбахова теменуга
- csb
- Lesny proliszk
- Czech
- Violka lesní
- Danish
- Skov-Viol, Skovviol
- Dutch
- Donkersporig bosviooltje
- English
- Early dog-violet
- Esperanto
- Arbara violo
- Estonian
- Metskannike
- Finnish
- Pyökkiorvokki
- French
- Violette de Reichenbach
- German
- Wald-Veilchen
- Hungarian
- Erdei ibolya
- Indonesian
- Sukma hutan pucat
- Lithuanian
- Miškinė našlaitė
- Macedonian
- Рајхенбахова темјанушка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lundfiol
- Persian
- بنفشه زودرس سگی
- Polish
- Fiołek leśny
- Russian
- Фиалка Рейхенбаха, Фиалка лесная
- Slovak
- Fialka lesná
- Slovenian
- Gozdna vijolica
- Swedish
- Lundviol
- Turkish
- Orman menekşesi
- Welsh
- Fioled y coed
Synonyms
- Viola arenicola Chabert
- Viola degener Schweigg. ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Viola formosa Vuk.
- Viola leucocentra (Pinkw.) Pinkw.
- Viola sylvestris Lam.
- Viola vicina Martrin-Donos
- Viola vulgaris Rupr.
- Viola wettsteinii Richt.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 1,675 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Florent, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lisemari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jose Gutierrez Higa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: kmortimerjones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Greenwood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Munster Mad, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liubov Ilminska, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.