Plants : ViolaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Viola reichenbachiana Jordan ex Boreau

Early Dog-violet

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Viola reichenbachiana

Description: Similar to, but much less frequent than, Viola riviniana but with a darker, straighter spur to the flower, which also lacks the characteristic notch of V. riviniana.

Mainly in Co Fermanagh and the Lough Neagh basin.

All names: Viola reichenbachiana Jordan ex Boreau; Viola sylvestris auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Viola reichenbachiana at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Viola reichenbachiana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Viola reichenbachiana. Jordan ex Boreau. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2933. Accessed on 2026-11-02.