Viola ×wittrockiana
Common names
pansy
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Violet/Purple, Yellow
Habitat
Roadside and waste land, probably persistent from green waste dumping. Also establishing from seed in some places.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Flowering
October, November, December, January, February
Year naturalised
1940
Origin
Cultivated hybrid
Other information
Etymology
viola: The Latin name for violet