Viola elatior "Violet Chamber of Flower Photo Gallery" (Internet Guide)

Section		Trigonocarpae Godr.
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola elatior Fr., Published in: Novit. fl. suec. alt. 177. (1828)
	Variety
	Form
	Synonym	Viola canina subsp. elatior (Fr.) Wigand, 1859 Viola erecta Viola montana L. Viola montana var. elatior Regel Viola procera Pall. Viola pseudomontana Blocki Viola subpubescens Borb.
	Origin	elatior : taller
Common names		【English】Tall violet、Tall Woodland Violet, Tree violet, 【Chinese】高堇菜
Stalk Form		A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape.
Habitat		Sunny marsh meadows, moist woodland, and rocky water edges.
Distribution	Japan domestic
	Japan overseas	Central and Eastern Europe, from Northern Italy and France east to Siberia and Northwest China.
	Others
Flower	Shape	Large size. Flower figure is flat with a white hair on the side valve.
	Color	It makes elegant sky blue to mauve flowers with a white center above long.
	Spur	white. It is thin and short compared to flowers. Vertical streaks.
	Season	Late Spring to Early Summer (May-June).
	Stigma	Hair grows.
	Aromatic	There is a text describing "it has a mild fragrance". On the other hand, some texts say that they are unscented.
	Others	The plant height increases.
Leaf	Shape	The leaves are elongated lanceolate (35-60 x 12-22mm). Root leaves are heart-shaped.
	Color	Both surfaces are green.
	Others	Large and no sawtooth stipules. Fine hair has grown.
Seed	Shape	Medium to small (1.4-1.6 x 0.65-0.8mm).
	Color	Light brown.
	Others	There was information that it is difficult to germinate. On the other hand, if keep cold in winter, it will germinate well. The fruits are hairless.
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information
Type Specimen		Naumburg (Germany).
Chromosome Number		2n=40
Reference Information
Others		It may reach 8-24 inches tall.