Common Dog-violet

Latin Name:

Viola riviniana

Manx Name:

bossan feeackle

Season:

April - June

Locations where this species is found:
Calf Sound Bradda Head Port St Mary Glen Auldyn Groudle Glen Montpelier Clypse and Kerrowdhoo Fleshwick Archallagan Langness Glen Rushen Ballaugh Curraghs Calf of Man

Found in grassy places everywhere, different varieties of violet can be very difficult to distinguish. Common Dog-violet can be distinguished from other types by the white "spur" protruding behind the flower.
The Manx name for this flower is "bossan feeackle", which means "toothwort".
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