Viola odorata, Sweet Violet,
סגל ריחני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Viola odorata L. |
| Common name: |
| Sweet Violet |
| Hebrew name: |
| סגל ריחני |
| Family: |
| Violaceae, סגליים |
Date Picture Taken: February 21, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Euro-Siberian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: February 21, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Viola, a classical Latin name for violets.
odorata, odoro, to smell, give off a fragrance, be perfumed; scented
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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