kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales »  family Violaceae »  tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Plagiostigma Godr.  > Viola subsect. Adnatae W. Becker 

Viola rossii Hemsl.

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Synon.:  Viola franchetii H. Boissieu,  Viola matsumurae Makino

Common name:  辽宁堇菜 liao ning jin cai ; akebono-sumire  [dawn purple viola]  

Description: Plants 5-10cm. Leaves 6-12cm (3-4cm in flowering time). Flowers pale purple or white 2-2.5cm, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. 

Distribution: Native Asia-Temperate RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye] CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu] EASTERN ASIA: Japan, [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku] Korea

Habitat: Mixed needle-leaved and broad-leaved forests, broad-leaved forests, forest margins, thickets, grasslands on mountain slopes; 100-1300 m. 

References:

1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.

2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.

3. Igari, M. 1996. Wild violets of Japan Note: lists as "Viola rossi" Hemsl. ex Forb. & Hemsl.

4. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.

5. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.

6. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.

7. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).

8. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.