Viola cornuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. cornuta
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Binomial name | |
Viola cornuta |
Viola cornuta, known as horned pansy [1] or horned violet, is a species of flowering plant in the violet family Violaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantábrica of northern Spain at an altitude of 1,000–2,300 metres (3,300–7,500 ft). [2] It is a low-growing, clump-forming temperate evergreen perennial, reaching 50 cm (20 in) in height and spread. It has mid-green ovate leaves with rounded teeth, and masses of delicate pale violet flowers in early summer. The flower consists of five strap-shaped petals with a slender spur. [3] [4]
This plant, [5] and the white-flowered Alba Group, [6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7]
It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus Puccinia violae. [8]
Viola cornuta is hardy to USDA zones 6–11 [9] (hardy in the UK to −15 °C (5 °F)). [5] Many cultivars are hybrids with Viola × wittrockiana, designated as Viola × williamsii. [10] Some of these, such as 'King Henry', may be hardy to zone 4. [11]
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