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Viola canina
dog violet
Family: Violaceae • Genus: Viola • Region: TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey (north), Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Azerbaijan, Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Russian Federation (Aga Buryat, Buryatia, Chita, Evenk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Tyva, Respublika, Ust Orda Buryat), Russian Federation (Habarovskij kraj, Amur) NORTHERN AMERICA: Greenland EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Andorra, Spain, France, Portugal AFRICA: Morocco, United States
Summary: Viola canina (dog violet) is a plant in the Violaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.
About Viola canina
Viola canina is a species in the Violaceae family.
Care Information
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | Moderate — keep soil moist |
| Soil | Well-drained |
| Hardiness Zone | USDA 5-9 |
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