Viola

Viola

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Viola L.
Engl.: violet.
Deu.: Veilchen.
Sven.: viol.
Suom.: orvokki.

Viola alba

Viola alba Besser.
Engl.: parma violet.
Deu.: Weisses Veilchen.
Sven.: silverviol, vitviol.

Viola arvensis

Viola arvensis Murr.
Engl.: European field pansy, field pansy.
Deu.: Acker-Stiefmütterchen.
Sven.: åkerviol.
Suom.: pelto-orvokki.

Viola averyi:

Viola averyi Kellogg, Violaceae: See Viola patrinii Ging.

Viola biflora

Viola biflora L.
Deu.: Zweiblütiges Veilchen.
Sven.: fjällviol.
Suom.: lapinorvokki.

Viola calcarata

Viola calcarata L.
Engl.: viola.

Viola canadensis

Viola canadensis L.
Engl.: Canadian white violet.

Viola canina

Viola canina L.
Engl.: dog violet, heath dog-violet.
Deu.: Hunds-Veilchen.
Sven.: ängsviol, hundviol.
Suom.: aho-orvokki.
Bot. syn.: Viola montana L.

Viola chinensis:

Viola chinensis G. Don, Violaceae: See Viola patrinii DC.

Viola cornuta

Viola cornuta L.
Engl.: horned pansy, horned violet, tufted violet.
Sven.: hornviol.
Suom.: sarviorvokki.
Bot. syn.: Viola x williamsii Wittr.

Viola cucullata

Viola cucullata Ait.
Engl.: marsh blue violet, common blue violet.
Bot. syn.: Viola obliqua Hill.

Viola elatior

Viola elatior Fr.
Deu.: Hohes Veilchen.
Sven.: storviol.

Viola hirta

Viola hirta L.
Engl.: hairy violet.
Deu.: Rauhhaariges Veilchen.
Sven.: buskviol, luddviol.
Suom.: karvaorvokki.

Viola lutea:

Viola lutea Huds., Violaceae: See Viola tricolor L.

Viola odorata

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Viola odorata L.
Engl.: sweet violet, blue violet, English violet, garden violet, purple violet, sweet-scented violet, violet.
Deu.: Märzveilchen, Wohlriechendes Veilchen, Veilchen.
Fran.: violette.
Sven.: doftviol, luktviol.
Suom.: tuoksuorvokki.

Viola palustris

Viola palustris L.
Engl.: marsh violet.
Deu.: Sumpf-Veilchen.
Sven.: kärrviol.
Suom.: suo-orvokki.

Viola patrinii

Viola patrinii DC.
Engl.: China violet.
Bot. syn.: Viola chinensis G. Don.

Viola pedata

Viola pedata L.
Engl.: bird-foot violet, blue violet.

Viola pinnata

Viola pinnata L.
Engl.: cutleaf Japanese violet.
Bot. syn.: Viola dissecta Ledeb.

Viola prionantha:

Viola prionantha Bunge, Violaceae: See Viola patrinii DC.

Viola pumila

Viola pumila Chaix.
Deu.: Niedriges Veilchen.
Sven.: dvärgviol.

Viola reichenbachiana

Viola reichenbachiana Jord. ex Boreau.
Engl.: early dog-violet.
Deu.: Wald-Veilchen.
Sven.: lundviol.
Suom.: pyökkiorvokki.
Bot. syn.: Viola sylvestris Lam.

Viola riviniana

Viola riviniana Rchb.
Engl.: common dog-violet.
Deu.: Hain-Veilchen.
Sven.: skogsviol.
Suom.: metsäorvokki.

Viola sagittata

Viola sagittata Ait.
Engl.: arrowleaf violet.
Bot. syn.: fringed violet, northern downy violet, rattlesnake violet, Viola fimbriatula Sm., Viola ovata Nutt.

Viola sororia

Viola sororia Willd.
Engl.: common blue violet.
Bot. syn.: Viola floridana Brainerd, Viola latiscula Greene, Viola papilionacea Pursh p.p., Viola priceana Pollard, Viola septentrionalis Greene, Viola x champlainensis House, Viola x insessa House, Viola x subaffinis House.

Viola striata

Viola striata Aiton
Engl.: striped cream violet, creamy violet, common white violet, cream violet, cream-white violet, pale violet, striped violet, striped white violet.
Fran.: violette strièe.
Bot. syn.: Lophion striatum Nieuwl. & Kaczm., Viola debilis Michx., Viola lewisiana Ging., Viola ochroleuca Schwein.

Viola sylvatica:

Viola sylvatica auct., Violaceae: See Viola reichenbachiana Jord. ex Boreau.

Viola sylvestris:

Viola sylvestris Lam., Violaceae: See Viola reichenbachiana Jord. ex Boreau.

Viola tricolor

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Viola tricolor L.
Engl.: heartsease, wild pansy, flower-o-luce, heart's ease, hens-and-roosters, johnny-jump-up, jump-up, pansy, three-color violet, trinity violet.
Deu.: Wildes Stiefmütterchen, Ackerveilchen, Dreifaltigkeitskraut.
Sven.: styvmorsviol, natt och dag, trefaldighetsblomster, vanlig styvmorsviol.
Suom.: keto-orvokki, äidinsilmä.
Ital.: viola del pensiero.
Pharm.: herba jacae.

Viola x primulifolia

Viola x primulifolia L.
Bot. syn.: Viola lanceolata x macloskeyi.

Viola x wittrockiana

Viola x wittrockiana Gams.
Engl.: pansy.
Sven.: penséer.
Suom.: tarhaorvokki.
Bot. syn.: See Viola altaica x lutea., See Viola altaica x tricolor.

Violets / 1995

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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 20:58:43 +1000
Sender: HERB.TREARNPC.EGE.EDU.TR
From: christopher hedley
Subject: Violets, was fad herb.

I agree.... Violets are an excellent choice for a new fad herb.

Let me add a piece to the growing mythology.... which is all the better for being true,

Violets, of course, have an ancient reputation in the treatment of tumours, both internally and as a compress.

Violets: the New Fad Herb.

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Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 07.1995.

Violet syrup.

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Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 12.1995.