| Section | Trigonocarpae Gordon | |
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| Scientific Name | Type species | Viola thibaudieri Franch. et Savat. Published in: Enum. pl. Jap. 2:290. (1878) |
| Variety | ||
| Form | ||
| Synonym | ||
| Origin | thibaudieri : It originates in the name of a person. : Thibaudier (Fr.)., (He had been working at Yokosuka in the Meiji period.) | |
| Common names | ||
| Stalk Form | A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape. The stalk becomes a height of about 30-40cm in summer. |
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| Habitat | It grows naturally in a bright woods. It tends to be overcrowded in the woods. | |
| Distribution | Japan domestic | Very limited. A Nagano endemic species. In fact, the habitat is only one place. |
| Japan overseas | ||
| Others | ||
| Flower | Shape | Small size (about 2cm). A petal is thinner and there is hair in a side valve. |
| Color | White. A purple article is in the labial palp. | |
| Spur | ||
| Season | ||
| Stigma | ||
| Aromatic | ||
| Others | ||
| Leaf | Shape | The leaf resembles a slim knotweed. It looks like a plant unlike the violet genus. |
| Color | Both sides are light green. | |
| Others | Leaf and petiole are continuously integrated. | |
| Seed | Shape | Medium size. Round spindle shape. |
| Color | Pale brown. | |
| Others | ||
| Characteristics of roots | The rhizomes are massive. Adventitious buds may occur and multiple above-ground stalks may stand up. | |
| Endangered Information | 【Threatened IB(EN)】, Nagano:ThreatenedⅠ(1A) | |
| Type Specimen | Shinano | |
| Chromosome Number | 2n=20 | |
| Reference Information | ||
| Others | In early autumn (September), the aerial parts wither and form overwintering sprouts. | |





