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Viola palustris

Alpine Marsh Violet, Marsh Violet
Other regional names: Northern Marsh Violet
  • Northern Marsh Violet
Also known as: Viola bourgaei Prain, 1913 +16 more
  • Viola bourgaei Prain, 1913
  • Viola inodora Gilib.
  • Viola juressi Link ex Cout.
  • Viola juressii Link
  • Viola macloskeyi subsp. pallens (Banks ex Ging.) M.S.Baker
  • Viola macloskeyi var. pallens (Banks ex Ging.) C.L.Hitchc.
  • Viola pallens (Banks ex Ging.) Brainerd
  • Viola palustris f. palustris
  • Viola palustris subsp. juressii (Link ex Wein) Cout.
  • Viola palustris subsp. pubifolia Kuta
  • Viola palustris subsp. scanica Fr.
  • Viola palustris subsp. typica M.S.Baker
  • Viola pubifolia (Kuta) G.H.Loos
  • Viola pubinervis Rehm & Wolosz.
  • Viola rotundifolia var. pallens Banks
  • Viola rotundifolia var. pallens Banks ex Ging.
  • Viola scanica Fr.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Violaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Viola palustris (commonly known as Alpine Marsh Violet or Marsh Violet) is a herbaceous perennial within the Violaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Ireland, Italy, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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