✿Violaceae · Viola
Viola serpens
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- November-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Viola serpens
- Genus
- Viola
- Family
- Violaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Hilly forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Nagaland, Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
Leaf characters
Typical of the Violaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Viola serpens itself; the rest are typical of the Violaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Viola serpens
Viola serpens belongs to the Violaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and 15 other states. It grows in hilly forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Botanical family
Violaceae
Violet Family
Viola serpens belongs to the Violaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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