Section | Melanium Ging. | |
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Scientific Name | Type species (case) |
Viola x wittrockiana Gams.
Viola x williamsii Wittrock
Viola x wittrockiana Hort. ex Gams.
Viola tricolor var. hortensis(non-recommended name)
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Variety | ||
Form | ||
Synonym | ||
Origin | wittrockiana : It originates in a name of a person. cf: Veit Brecher Wittrock(1839-1914、The botanist of Sweden) |
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Common names | heartsease, Ladies Delight, Stepmother's Flower, cuckoo's heel, Wittrock's Violet | |
Stalk Form | A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape. | |
Habitat | A slightly dark and moist slope in the mountains, under the forest. | |
Distribution | Japan domestic | |
Japan overseas | Europe wide area. | |
Others | ||
Flower | Shape | Middle or Large size. |
Color | being variegated (purple, red, blue, white, yellow, orange, red, etc.). | |
Spur | It is very small. | |
Season | From early fall to early summer (they have cold resistance, but bloom originally in spring). | |
Stigma | ||
Aromatic | Aromaticness (a particularly yellow flower). | |
Others | ||
Leaf | Shape | Oval. |
Color | Generally the surface is green. | |
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Seed | Shape | |
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Characteristics of roots | ||
Endangered Information | ||
Type Specimen | ||
Chromosome Number | 2n=49 - 55 | |
Reference Information | ||
Others | Germination temperature 15-20 degrees C. | |
left:Issued by Japan Post 1997/03/13. right: Issued by Japan Post 2005/07/22. Stamps designed pansy has been much published in many country. * (総務省|郵政事業サイトより) |