Viola Riviniana - Similar Species

Similar Species

  • Sweet Violet Viola odorata - sweetly scented and has all the leaves at the base of the plant, the stipules are gland tipped
  • Heath Dog Violet Viola canina - has clear blue flowers, narrower leaves and smaller teeth on the stipules
  • Marsh Violet Viola palustris - found in wet places, leaves are kidney shaped which come from underground creeping stems, and the flowers are dark-veined. The stipules have no teeth at all.
  • Alpine Violet Viola labradorica - V. riviniana is sometimes sold by nurseries as V. labradorica.

Note that pansies are also of the Viola Genus.

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