Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Viola odorata
| Family : | VIOLACEAE (Violet/Pansy Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Sweet Violet |
| Common Name (DE) : | Duftveilchen / Märzveilchen / Wohlriechendes Veilchen |
| Common Name (FR) : | Violette odorante |
| Habitat : | Hedges, fields, on the sunny edges of forests. |
| Remarks : | "Violet is the diminutive form of the Latin Viola, the Latin form of the Greek name Ione. There is a legend that when Jupiter changed his beloved Io into a white heifer for fear of Juno's jealousy, he caused these modest flowers to spring forth from the earth to be fitting food for her, and he gave them her name. Another derivation of the word Violet is said to be from Vias (wayside)." from Botanical.com |
| First appearing : | March |
| Abundance : | Abundant |
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