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

Section		Plagiostigma Gordon
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola lanceolata Linnaeus Published in: Sp. pl. 2:934. (1753)
	Sub species	Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata (Greene) N.H. Russell
	Form
	Synonym	Viola attenuata Sweet Viola vittata Greene
	Origin
Common names		【English】Bog White Violet, Long-leaf Violet, Strap Leaved Violet, Lance-leaved Violet, Fern-leaved Violet
Stalk Form		The individual leaves and flowering stalks emerge directly from the rootstock.
Habitat		It grows wild in bogs, swamps, wet meadows, shores and savanna.
Distribution	Japan domestic
	Japan overseas	Distributed in sea ashore of southeastern North America (There is information that it will be distributed only from Texas to Florida).
	Others	Some varieties also distributed in Canada.
Flower	Shape	Middle size. It has a pointed slim petal and a long flower stalk.
	Color	Milky-white. Central part is yellowish green. Reddish violet article is in the labial palp.
	Spur	Thick and short. Milky white.
	Season	Relatively long (from April to June).
	Stigma	Inverted triangle.
	Aromatic
	Others	The flower stem is red.
Leaf	Shape	Long pike leaf.
	Color	Both surfaces are bright green.
	Others	It resembles the leaf of the willow. It is described as being covered with soft, silky hair.
Seed	Shape	Medium-sized and round grain.
	Color	Glossy dark brown.
	Others	The fruits (capsules) are long and narrow.
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information		The natural environment has been lost due to developing, and it has become an endangered species.
Type Specimen		unknown location
Chromosome Number		2n=24
Reference Information
Others		Because the environment growing wild is lost by reclamation, it is becoming the endangered species.