Viola riviniana
| Viola riviniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Faimily: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. riviniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Viola riviniana | |
Viola riviniana, the Common Dug-violet, is a species o the genus Viola. It is also cried wid violet or dug viole. It is a perennial yerb o widlaund rides, grasslaund an shady hedge banks. It is foond in aw soils except acid or very wet.
It is a perennial, which flouers frae Aprile tae Juin.
Viola riviniana wis votit the Coonty flouer o Lincolnshire in 2002 followin a poll bi the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.[1]
Name
[eedit | eedit soorce]The name 'Dug' - probably suggests that this plant wis thocht tae be inferior tae the scentit violet (viola odorata), which wis particularly favoured durin the Victorian Era.
Wildlife value
[eedit | eedit soorce]It is the fuidplant o the Pearl bordered fritillary, Smaa Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Siller-washed Fritillary an Heich Broun Fritillary butterflee.
Similar speshies
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Sweet Violet Viola odorata - sweetly scentit an haes aw the leaves at the base o the plant, the stipules are gland tipped
- Heath Dug Violet Viola canina - haes clear blue flouers, narrower leaves an smawer teeth on the stipules
- Marsh Violet Viola palustris - foond in wet places, leaves are kidney shaped which come frae unnerground creepin stems, an the flouers are dark-veined. The stipules hae na teeth at aw.
- Alpine Violet Viola labradorica - V. riviniana is sometimes sold bi nurseries as V. labradorica.
Note that pansies are also o the Viola Genus.
Hybrids
[eedit | eedit soorce]This species hybridises wi Early Dog-violet (V. reichenbachiana) tae produce Viola × bavarica.
Cultural icon
[eedit | eedit soorce]Dug violets, an badges depictin them,[2][3] wur sauld in fund-raisin efforts in the UK an Australie on an aroond Violet Day[4] in commemoration o the lost soldiers o Warld War I.
Further readin
[eedit | eedit soorce]Identification
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Partridge, James (2007) Viola × bavarica: the punctual Dug-violet BSBI News 106:8-9 (illustrated wi colour photographs on inside back cover o this edeetion)
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Plantlife website County Flowers page Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ NMA Collections Search Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine National Museum of Australia (2003-2010) - Violet Day 1917 fundraising badge
- ↑ Worthopedia WW1 1917 Violet Day Badge with image
- ↑ Family History South Australia Leadbeater,B (2006). World War 1 Violet Day South Australia.
Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Viola riviniana at Wikimedia Commons