Biology:Viola cornuta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. cornuta
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Viola cornuta, known as horned pansy[1] or horned violet, is a species of flowering plant in the violet family Violaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantábrica of northern Spain at an altitude of 1,000–2,300 metres (3,300–7,500 ft).[2] It is a low-growing, clump-forming temperate evergreen perennial, reaching 50 cm (20 in) in height and spread. It has mid-green ovate leaves with rounded teeth, and masses of delicate pale violet flowers in early summer. The flower consists of five strap-shaped petals with a slender spur.[3][4]
This plant,[5] and the white-flowered Alba Group,[6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus Puccinia violae.[8]
Cultivation
Viola cornuta is hardy to USDA zones 6–11[9] (hardy in the UK to −15 °C (5 °F)).[5] Many cultivars are hybrids with Viola × wittrockiana, designated as Viola × williamsii.[10] Some of these, such as 'King Henry', may be hardy to zone 4.[11]
References
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ F. Muñoz Garmendia; P. Montserrat; M. Laínz; J. J. Aldasoro. "Viola L.". Plumbaginaceae (partim) – Capparaceae. Flora Iberica. 3. pp. 276–317. ISBN 978-84-00-08359-5. http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/03_065_01_Viola.pdf.
- ↑ Fuller, Rodney (1993). Pansies, violas and violettas: the complete guide. United Kingdom: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-85223-748-6.
- ↑ Edwards, Ray (1999). Hardy perennials: RHS practicals. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "RHS Plant Selector "Viola cornuta"". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/18990/Viola-cornuta/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector Viola cornuta Alba Group". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/101000/Viola-cornuta-Alba-Group-(C)/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
- ↑ Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
- ↑ MBG 2020.
- ↑ AGS 2018.
- ↑ DG 2020.
Bibliography
- MBG (2020). "Viola cornuta". http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a615.
- "Viola ×williamsii". Alpine Garden Society. 2018. http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Viola/williamsii.
- "Viola, Horned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'King Henry'". 2020. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62447/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q494841 entry
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