Violaceae
Viola

Viola lactea Sm.

First published in Engl. Bot. 7: t. 445 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 11, 1937 Fanshawe, D.B. [90] United Kingdom K000790398 Yes
Sep 11, 1937 Fanshawe, D.B. [88] United Kingdom K000790365 Yes
Sep 11, 1937 Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790363 Yes
Feb 2, 1936 Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790386 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790353 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790358 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790392 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790309 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790359 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790321 Yes
Fraser, J.; Marsden-Jones, E.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790341 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790347 Yes
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790312 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790348 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790301 Yes
Groves, J.; Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790367 Yes
Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790393 Yes
Connos, E.L. [1719] United Kingdom K000790326 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790381 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790390 Yes
Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790377 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [3604] United Kingdom K000790378 Yes
Linton, E.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790332 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790385 Yes
Gunson Lawn, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790354 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790344 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790314 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790322 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790310 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [91] United Kingdom K000790399 Yes
Whiting, M.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790375 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790368 Yes
Reid, D.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790330 Yes
Morgan, E.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790316 Yes
Whony, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790345 Yes
Griffith, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790323 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790329 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790318 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790364 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790360 Yes
Whiting, M.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790337 Yes
Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790379 Yes
Scannell, M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790350 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790396 Yes
Whiting, M.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790336 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790361 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790371 Yes
Gregory, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790325 Yes
Britton, C.E. [2493] United Kingdom K000790352 Yes
Butcher, R.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790346 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790362 Yes
Headly, C.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790315 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790335 Yes
Hall, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790351 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790389 Yes
Smith-Pearse, J.N.H.; Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790383 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790327 Yes
Gregory, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790380 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790384 Yes
A.C.H. [9] United Kingdom K000790317 Yes
Gunson Lawn, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790355 Yes
Davis, T.A.W. [61] United Kingdom K000790374 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790324 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790370 Yes
Fraser, G.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790306 Yes
Smith, G.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790340 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790382 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790397 Yes
Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790376 Yes
Crosfield, A.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790372 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790388 Yes
Fraser, G.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790308 Yes
Ellerton-Wright, F.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790395 Yes
Hall, P.M. [528] United Kingdom K000790391 Yes
Gunson Lawn, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790357 Yes
Fanshawe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790394 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790311 Yes
Fraser, G.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790305 Yes
Maydon, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790331 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790334 Yes
Warren [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790328 Yes
Long, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790339 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790342 Yes
Briggs, T.R.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790313 Yes
Gunson Lawn, J. [H.2255.1935] United Kingdom K000790356 Yes
Stewart [1087] United Kingdom K000790373 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790304 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790319 Yes
Nelson-Wright, F.I. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790343 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790307 Yes
Sheahan, M.C. [MCS330] United Kingdom K000696774 No
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790369 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790302 Yes
Day, F.M.; Martin, W.K. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790303 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Milne-Redhead, O.; Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790387 Yes

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  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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