Viola arvensis Murray
European field pansy
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
European field pansy
Violaceae (Violet family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot, without stolons; stems erect to prostrate, 5-35 cm tall/long.
Leaves:
Basal leaves egg-shaped to lanceolate, coarsely wavy-toothed, the blades 1-3 cm long, hairy, the stalks 0.5-3 cm long; stem leaves similar; stipules leaflike, 8-14 mm long, deeply lobed, the lobes 5-9, the terminal lobe largest.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single, axillary flowers; petals 5, creamy white or pale yellow with tinges of blue, the lower petal 7-15 mm long including the 2- to 4-mm long spur, the spur not pouched; sepals 5, broadly lanceolate, equal to or slightly shorter than the petals; style heads densely short-bearded.
Fruits:
Capsules, globose, smooth, 5-7 mm long; seeds brown.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Viola arvensis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1902 | 1902 | 1902 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
35 | 35 | 35 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
100 | 100 | 100 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry waste places and roadsides in the lowland zone; infrequent in S BC; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Viola tricolor var. arvensis (Murray) Boiss.