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Herbarium specimen: Viola canina

Taxon:Violaceae: Viola canina L. ("Heath Dog-violet")
named by M J Harvey 1961
Filed in taxon folder:Violaceae: Viola L.
Collected by:Prof George Stephen West
William West
Collection date:19/5/1896
Locality:Great Britain, VC29 Cambridgeshire, Wicken Fen, TL57, plentiful
ex herb:William West (Bradford)
Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Viola canina herbarium specimen from Wicken Fen, VC29 Cambridgeshire in 1896 by Prof George Stephen West.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:A note by M J Harvey by one specimen - "this is not Viola"
Filing note:Viola (indet)

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Documented by mossysal following initial work by keith barnett on 26th September 2008.

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