List of Viola species

This is a list of species in the plant genus Viola, often known as violets or pansies.

Viola is the largest genus in the family Violaceae, containing over 680 species.

Although similarly named, neither African violets nor dogtooth violets are closely related to the true violas.

List

A

Viola abbreviata Viola × aberrans Viola abulensis Viola × abundans Viola abyssinica Viola acanthophylla Viola accrescens Viola acrocerauniensis Viola acuminata – acuminate violet Viola acutifolia Viola adenothrix Viola × adulterina Viola adunca – hookedspur violet, western dog violet Viola aduncoides Viola aethnensis Viola aetolica Viola affinis – sand violet Viola aizoon Viola alaica Viola alba – white violet Viola albanica Viola albida Viola × albimaritima Viola × albovii Viola alburnica Viola alexandrowiana Viola alexejana Viola allchariensis – alšar violet Viola alliariifolia Viola allochroa Viola alpina Viola altaica Viola amamiana Viola ambigua Viola amiatina Viola amurica Viola anagae Viola × angelliae Viola angkae Viola angustifolia Viola anitae Viola annamensis Viola appalachiensis – Appalachian violet Viola araucaniae Viola arborescens Viola argentina Viola arguta Viola arsenica Viola arvensis – field pansy, European field pansy Viola athois Viola atropurpurea Viola aurantiaca Viola aurata Viola auricolor Viola auricula Viola austrosinensis Viola × awagatakensis

B

Viola × bachtschisaraensis Viola bakeri – Baker's violet Viola balansae Viola balcanica Viola bangii Viola banksii – Banks' violet Viola baoshanensis Viola barhalensis Viola barkalovii Viola barroetana Viola × bavarica Viola baxteri Viola beamanii Viola beati Viola beckeriana Viola beckiana Viola beckwithii – Beckwith's violet, Great Basin violet Viola belophylla Viola bertolonii Viola betonicifolia – showy violet, mountain violet Viola bezdelevae Viola bhutanica Viola biflora – yellow wood violet, twoflower violet, arctic yellow violet Viola binayensis Viola × bissellii – Bissell's violet Viola bissetii Viola blanda – sweet white violet, Willdenow's violet Viola blandiformis Viola × blaxlandiae Viola bocquetiana Viola boissieuana Viola boliviana Viola brachyceras Viola brachypetala Viola brachyphylla Viola × braunii – Braun's violet Viola breviflora Viola brevistipulata – short stipule violet Viola bridgesii Viola brittoniana – northern coastal violet, coast violet Viola bubanii Viola bulbosa Viola × burnatii Viola bustillosia

C

Viola × caesariensis Viola calabra Viola calcarata Viola calchaquiensis Viola calcicola Viola caleyana Viola cameleo Viola canadensis – Canadian white violet, Canada violet Viola canescens Viola canina – dog violet, European heath dog violet Viola capillaris Viola caspia Viola cassinensis Viola caucasica Viola cavillieri Viola cazorlensis Viola cenisia Viola cephalonica Viola cerasifolia Viola cervatiana Viola × cestrica Viola chaerophylloides Viola chalcosperma Viola chamaedrys Viola chamissoniana – olopu Viola × champlainensis Viola changii Viola charlestonensis – Charleston mountain violet Viola chassanica Viola cheeseana Viola cheiranthifolia – Teide violet Viola chejuensis – China violet Viola chelmea Viola chiapasiensis Viola × chrysantha Viola cilentana Viola cilicica Viola cinerea Viola clauseniana Viola cleistogamoides Viola cochranei Viola collina – hill violet Viola × columbiana Viola columnaris Viola comberi Viola commersonii Viola communis Viola comollia Viola concordifolia Viola confertifolia Viola congesta Viola × conjugens Viola × consobrina Viola × consocia Viola × consona Viola × contempta Viola × conturbata Viola × convicta Viola × cooperrideri Viola × cordifolia Viola cornuta – horned pansy, horned violet, Johnny-jump-up, bedding pansy Viola coronifera Viola corralensis Viola corsica Viola cotyledon Viola crassa Viola crassifolia Viola crassiuscula Viola × crassula Viola cuatrecasasii Viola cucullata – marsh blue violet Viola cuicochensis Viola culminis Viola cuneata – wedgeleaf violet Viola cunninghamii Viola curtisiae Viola cuspidifolia Viola czemalensis

D

Viola dacica Viola dactyloides Viola dalatensis Viola dandoisiorum Viola danielae Viola dasyphylla Viola davidii Viola × davisii – Davis' violet Viola decipiens Viola declinata Viola decumbens Viola dehnhardtii Viola delavayi Viola delphinantha Viola demetria Viola denizliensis Viola diamantiaca Viola dichroa Viola diffusa – spreading violet Viola × dimissa Viola dimorphophylla Viola dirimliensis Viola dirphya Viola × discors Viola disjuncta Viola dissecta Viola × dissena Viola × dissita Viola diversifolia Viola doerfleri Viola × doii Viola dombeyana Viola domeikoana Viola domestica Viola douglasii – Douglas' golden violet Viola dubyana Viola duclouxii Viola dukadjinica Viola dyris

E

Viola × eamesii – Eames' violet Viola × eclipes Viola ecuadorensis Viola edulis Viola × egglestoniana Viola egglestonii – glade violet Viola × egregia Viola eizanensis Viola × eizasieboldii Viola elatior Viola elegantula Viola emarginata Viola eminens Viola eminii Viola enmae Viola epipsila – dwarf marsh violet, large marsh violet Viola epirota Viola eriocarpa Viola ermenekensis Viola × erratica Viola erythraea Viola escarapela Viola escondidaensis Viola etrusca Viola euboea Viola eugeniae Viola evae Viola × excerpta Viola eximia Viola exsul

F

Viola falconeri Viola × fallacissima Viola farkasiana Viola faurieana Viola × fennica Viola ferdinandea Viola × fernaldii Viola ferrarinii Viola ferreyrae Viola × festata Viola filicaulis Viola × filicetorum Viola fimbriatula – fringed violet Viola fischeri Viola flagelliformis Viola flavicans Viola flettii – Olympic violet, rock violet Viola floridana Viola flos-idae Viola fluehmannii Viola formosana Viola forrestiana Viola fragrans Viola frank-smithii – Frank-Smith's violet Viola friderici Viola frigida Viola frondosa Viola frusinatae Viola fruticosa Viola × fujisanensis Viola fuscifolia Viola fuscoviolacea

G

Viola galeanaensis Viola × ganeschinii Viola ganiatsasii Viola gaviolii Viola gelida Viola germainii Viola glabella Viola glaberrima Viola glandularis Viola glechomoides Viola gmeliniana Viola godoyae Viola × gotlandica Viola gracilis Viola gracillima Viola graeca Viola grahamii Viola × grandis Viola grandisepala Viola granulosa Viola grayi Viola × greatrexii Viola × greenei Viola × greenmanii Viola grisebachiana Viola × grubovii Viola grypoceras Viola guadalupensis – Guadalupe violet Viola guangzhouensis Viola guatemalensis Viola guaxarensis

H

Viola × halacsyana Viola hallii – Oregon violet Viola hamiltoniana Viola hancockii Viola hastata - halberd-leaf yellow violet Viola × haynaldii Viola hederacea – Australian violet, trailing violet Viola hediniana Viola heldreichiana Viola helena – Wahiawa stream violet Viola hemsleyana Viola henriquesii Viola henryi Viola herzogii – Herzog violet Viola × heterocarpa Viola hieronymi Viola hillii Viola hirsutula – southern woodland violet Viola hirta – hairy violet Viola × hirtiformis Viola hirtipes Viola hispida – Rouen pansy Viola hissarica Viola × hollickii – Hollick's violet Viola × holmiana Viola hondoensis Viola hookeri Viola hookeriana Viola howellii – Howell's violet Viola huesoensis Viola huidobrii Viola huizhouensis Viola hultenii Viola humilis Viola × hungarica Viola hybanthoides Viola hymettia Viola × hyrcanica

I

Viola × ibukiana Viola × igoschinae Viola ilvensis Viola imbricata Viola improcera Viola incisa Viola × incissecta Viola incognita – large-leaved white violet Viola inconspicua Viola indica Viola × indivisa Viola ingolensis Viola × insessa Viola × insolita Viola × interjecta Viola × intersita Viola ircutiana Viola irinae Viola isaurica Viola × iselensis Viola isopetala Viola ivonis Viola iwagawae

J

Viola × jagellonica Viola jalapaensis Viola jangiensis Viola japonica – Japanese violet Viola jaubertiana Viola javanica Viola jeniseensis Viola × jindoensis Viola jinggangshanensis Viola jizushanensis Viola × joannis-wagneri Viola joergensenii Viola johnstonii Viola jooi – Carpathian violet, Transylvanian violet Viola jordanii Viola × josephii Viola × juzepczukii

K

Viola kamtschadalorum Viola × karakulensis Viola kauaensis – pohe hiwa Viola keiskei Viola kermesina Viola × kerneri Viola × kisoana Viola kitaibeliana – dwarf pansy Viola kitamiana Viola kizildaghensis Viola kjellbergii Viola × klingeana Viola kopaonikensis Viola kosanensis Viola kosaninii – Košanin violet Viola kouliana Viola × kozo-poljanskii Viola × krascheninnikoviorum Viola kunawarensis Viola kusanoana Viola kusnezowiana

L

Viola labradorica – alpine violet, Labrador violet Viola × lacmonica Viola lactea – pale dog violet Viola lactiflora Viola lainzii Viola lanaiensis – Hawaii violet Viola lanceolata – bog white violet Viola langeana Viola langloisii Viola langsdorffii – Aleutian violet, Alaska violet Viola lanifera Viola laricicola Viola latistipula Viola latiuscula Viola × lavandulacea Viola lehmannii Viola leyboldiana Viola libanotica Viola lilliputana – Lilliputian violet Viola lilloana Viola limbarae Viola lithion – rock violet Viola × litoralis Viola livonica Viola llullaillacoensis Viola lobata – moosehorn violet, yellow wood violet, pine violet Viola lologensis Viola longibracteolata Viola longipetiolata Viola lovelliana Viola lucens Viola × luciae – Lucy's violet Viola lungtungensis Viola lutea – mountain pansy Viola × lutzii Viola lyallii – New Zealand native violet, haaka

M

Viola macloskeyi – small white violet, western sweet white violet Viola macroceras Viola maculata Viola magellanica Viola magellensis Viola magnifica Viola majchurensis Viola × malteana Viola mandonii Viola mandshurica – Fuji dawn Viola maoershanensis Viola marcelaferreyrae Viola marcelorosasii Viola × markgrafii Viola maroccana Viola × marylandica Viola × matczkasensis Viola matronae Viola mauritii Viola maviensis – Hawaii bog violet Viola maximowicziana Viola maymanica Viola mearnsii Viola × melissifolia Viola membranacea Viola × menitzkii Viola mercurii Viola merrilliana Viola merxmuelleri Viola mesadensis Viola miaolingensis Viola micranthella Viola microcentra Viola microphylla Viola milanae Viola × militaris Viola minuscula Viola minuta Viola minutiflora Viola mirabilis – wonder violet Viola missouriensis – Missouri violet, banded violet Viola × mistura Viola × mixta Viola modesta Viola × modica Viola molisana Viola × mollicula Viola mongolica Viola montagnei Viola montcaunica Viola × montivaga Viola moupinensis Viola mucronulifera Viola muehldorfii Viola × mulfordiae – Mulford's violet Viola muliensis Viola munbyana Viola murronensis Viola muscoides

N

Viola nagasawae Viola × najadum Viola nana Viola nanlingensis Viola nannae Viola nannei Viola nassauvioides Viola nebrodensis Viola × neglectiformis Viola nemoralis Viola nephrophylla – northern bog violet Viola × nephrophylloides Viola niederleinii Viola × nikitinii Viola nitida Viola nobilis Viola × notabilis Viola novae-angliae – New England blue violet Viola nubigena Viola nuda Viola nujiangensis Viola nummulariifolia Viola nuttallii – Nuttall's violet, yellow prairie violet

O

Viola oahuensis – Oahu violet Viola obituaria Viola oblonga Viola obtusa – blunt violet Viola × obtusoacuminata Viola × obtusogrypoceras Viola occulta Viola ocellata – pinto violet, two-eyed violet Viola odontocalycina Viola odorata – sweet violet Viola × ogawae Viola × okuharae Viola × olimpia Viola orbelica Viola orbiculata – darkwoods violet, western round-leaved violet Viola oreades Viola orientalis Viola ornata Viola orphanidis Viola orthoceras Viola ovalleana