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".
The Manx name for this flower is "bossan feeackle", which means "toothwort".
