Viola arvensis
Common names
field pansy
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
White, Yellow
Habitat
Gardens, fields, waste land, railway ballasts and roadsides.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Violaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1875
Origin
Europe, Caucasia, Siberia
Other information
Etymology
viola: The Latin name for violet
arvensis: Growing in arable fields
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
VIOARV