| Fen violet |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Violaceae |
| Genus: |
Viola |
| Species: |
V. elatior |
| Binomial name |
Viola elatior
Fr. |
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| Synonyms |
List
- Viola canina subsp. elatior (Fr.) Wigand
- Viola montana var. elatior (Fr.) Regel
- Viola canina subsp. montana (L.) Hartm.
- Viola canina var. montana (L.) Fr.
- Viola danubialis Borbás
- Viola erecta Gilib.
- Viola fedtschenkoana W.Becker
- Viola fedtschenkoana var. muzaffarabadensis W.Becker
- Viola flavicornis var. montana (L.) Rupr.
- Viola hornemanniana Schult.
- Viola montana DC.
- Viola montana L.
- Viola persicifolia Schreb.
- Viola procera Pall. ex Ledeb.
- Viola pseudomontana Błocki
- Viola stipulacea Hartm.
- Viola subpubescens Borbás
- Viola sylvestris subsp. turkestanica W.Becker
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Viola elatior, the fen violet, is a species of violet native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia. In the British Isles it is very rare, occurring in a few fens in England and near the western coast of Ireland.
The violet is also known as viola persicifolia and viola stagnina.