kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales »  family Violaceae »  tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Viola  L. > Viola subsect. Rostratae Kupffer    

Viola awagatakensis T. Yamaz et al.

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Synon.:  Viola rostrata var. crassifolia Hashimoto

Common name:  awagatake-sumire (アワガタケスミレ, 粟ヶ岳菫 [meaning: Mt. Awagatake viola]) 

Description: Plants ca. 10-20cm tall. Flowers pale purple, flowering in May. Perennial plants. 

Distributional Range: Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu] 

Habitat: grows on mountane forest edge, on sunny rocky terrain, rocky graves, and landslides 

Note: It is similar to Nagahashi violet (Viola rostrata ), but the leaves are heart-shaped, the veins are conspicuous, and the base truncated. The flower is smaller than Nagahashi violet and is purplish red to pale purple.

References:

• Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: mention

1. Yamazaki, T. 1997. A new species of Viola in Japan. J. Jap. Bot. 72:60.

2. Yamazaki, T. 2001. Viola awagatakensis Yamazaki, I. Ito & Ageishi should be treated as a distinct species. J. Jap. Bot. 76:177.