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 seoulensis Nakai

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Common Name:  Seoul violet , keijo-sumire  서울제비꽃 

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Description: It grows in the fields. The leaves all come from the roots, hairy.  The petiole has narrow wings on the upper part. The leaves have shallow teeth on the edges and are 1.3-2.7 centimeters long. Petals are purple or light purple with dark purple veins and hairs on the inside of the piece. The capsules are egg-shaped oval, without hairs.

Distributional Range:  Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Korea

Habitat: grows in the fields, meadows, pine forests.

References:

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

2. Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.