Section		Patellares (Boissier) Nakai
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola lactiflora Nakai : {Siro Ko Sumire} Publishing in:B. M. T. 28:(336)329, (1914)
	Variety
	Form
	Synonym	Viola limprichtiana W. Becker Publishing in:Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 54(5, Beibl. 120): 185-186. (1917)
	Origin	lactiflora : milky white flower
Common names		【China】白花堇菜, 【Korea】흰젖제비꽃
Stalk Form		The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock.
Habitat		It grows wild on the bright grassy plains.
Distribution	Japan domestic	Distributed in Nagasaki Pref..
	Japan overseas	East China and Korean Peninsula.
	Others
Flower	Shape	Middle Size.
	Color	White. A purple article is seen in a labial palp.
	Spur	White.
	Season	Common flower season.
	Stigma
	Aromatic
	Others	A flower stalk is red.
Leaf	Shape	A long triangle. The tip of a leaf is sharp and thin, a base is straight.
	Color	Both sides are bright green.
	Others
Seed	Shape	Medium grain. Teardrop shape (bulging oval shape).
	Color	Dark brown to ocher.
	Others
Characteristics of roots		A pale brown color close to white. Thick roots grow long.
Endangered Information		Ministry of the Environment【Endangered IA（CR）】, Nagasaki：EndangeredⅠ
Type Specimen		South Korea
Chromosome Number		2n=48
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