Violets
Violets
Viola
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual or Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The Viola is a plant species that produces violet-colored flowers. It's a member of the Viola family of flowering plants.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola