Sweet violet
Viola odorata
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Viola odorata
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Violaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Forest, Gardens
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Ornamental
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Besides showy spring flowers it makes small closed ones later that pollinate themselves and still set seed.
- Its perfume contains ionone, which briefly dulls the nose, so the scent seems to come and go.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q108684 · All plants · All entries