Short-eyed violet [2] ( lat. Viola brachyceras ) is a species of dicotyledonous plants of the Violet genus ( Viola ) of the Violaceae family. First described by the Russian-Ukrainian botanist Nikolai Stepanovich Turchaninov in 1842 [3] [4] .
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In some sources is considered a synonym for Viola epipsila [5] .
Distribution and habitat
Known from China , Russia and Mongolia [6] .
It grows along river banks and in larch forests [6] .
Botanical description
Perennial stemless herb 6–10 cm tall [6] .
Leaves are basal, naked, rounded-heart-shaped, several per plant [6] .
The flowers are white or light purple, oblong-obovate [6] .
The fruit is a box covered with dark brown spots [6] .
It flowers in May and June, bears fruit from July to September [6] .
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20 [7] [6] .
Environmental situation
The violet short-mouthed is listed in the Red Books of the Khabarovsk Territory and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (Russia) [2] .
Notes
- ↑ About the conditionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the section “APG Systems” of the article “Dicotyledons” .
- ↑ 1 2 Viola brachyceras : information about the taxon in the Plantarium project (a determinant of plants and an illustrated atlas of species).
- ↑ Viola brachyceras Turcz. - The Plant List
- ↑ Tropicos | Name - Viola brachyceras Turcz
- ↑ Catalog of Life: Viola brachyceras Turcz
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Viola brachyceras in Flora of China @ efloras.org
- ↑ Tropicos | Name - Viola brachyceras Turcz