Digital Photographs of Japanese Violets

This page shows only Violets. There is also a PDF File showing ALL 75 images in one HUGE collage. Here you can find 75 Images of Violets of the Tohoku (T),
Kanto (K) and Chubu (C) Regions of Japan.
This page shows violets which we have identified with a high degree of confidence.
Violets of the Tohoku Region are marked with a (T).
Violets of the Kanto Region are marked with a (K).
Violets of the Chubu Region are marked with a (C).
By the way, everything is more or less in alphabetical order.
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Here are the Japanese Names of these Violets
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Some Violets (Viola sp.) of Eastern Japan

Viola acuminata, Viola betonicifolia var. albescens and Viola biflora.

Viola acuminata
Viola betonicifolia var. albescens
Viola biflora

Viola biflora f. glabrifolia, Viola bisseti (bissetii) and Viola blandaeformis.

Viola biflora f. glabrifolia
Viola bisseti (bissetii)
Viola blandaeformis

Viola brevistipulata, Viola brevistipulata var. kishidai and Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana.

Viola brevistipulata
Viola brevistipulata var. kishidai
Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana

Viola collina, Viola confusa ssp. nagasakiensis and Viola crassa.

Viola collina
Viola confusa ssp. nagasakiensis
Viola crassa

Viola crassa ssp. alpicola, Viola crassa ssp. yatsugatakeana and Viola diffusa.

Viola crassa ssp. alpicola
Viola crassa ssp. yatsugatakeana
Viola diffusa

Viola eizanensis, Viola eizanensis var. simplicifolia and Viola faurieana.

Viola eizanensis
Viola eizanensis var. simplicifolia
Viola faurieana

Viola grayi, Viola grypoceras #1 and Viola grypoceras #2.

Viola grayi
Viola grypoceras #1
Viola grypoceras #2

Viola grypoceras f. albiflora, Viola grypoceras f. purpurellocalcarata and Viola grypoceras f. rosipetala.

Viola grypoceras f. albiflora
Viola grypoceras f. purpurellocalcarata
Viola grypoceras f. rosipetala

Viola grypoceras f. variegata, Viola hirtipes and Viola hondoensis.

Viola grypoceras f. variegata
Viola hirtipes
Viola hondoensis

Viola japonica #1, Viola japonica #2 and Viola japonica #3.

Viola japonica #1
Viola japonica #2
Viola japonica #3

Viola kamtschadalorum, Viola keiskei and Viola kusanoana.

Viola kamtschadalorum
Viola keiskei
Viola kusanoana

Viola mandshurica, Viola mandshurica var. crassa and Viola maximowicziana.

Viola mandshurica
Viola mandshurica var. crassa
Viola maximowicziana

Viola mirabilis var. subglabra, Viola obtusa and Viola orientalis.

Viola mirabilis var. subglabra
Viola obtusa
Viola orientalis

Viola phalacrocarpa, Viola phalacrocarpa f. glaberrima and Viola rossi (rossii).

Viola phalacrocarpa
Viola phalacrocarpa f. glaberrima
Viola rossi (rossii)

Viola rostrata, Viola rostrata var. japonica and Viola sacchalinensis.

Viola rostrata
Viola rostrata var. japonica
Viola sacchalinensis

Viola selkirkii, Viola selkirkii f. variegata and Viola shikokiana.

Viola selkirkii
Viola selkirkii f. variegata
Viola shikokiana

Viola sieboldi, Viola sieboldi f. variegata and Viola tokaiensis.

Viola sieboldi
Viola sieboldi f. variegata
Viola tokaiensis

Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana, Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata and Viola vaginata.

Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana
Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata
Viola vaginata

Viola variegata var. nipponica, Viola variegata var. variegata and Viola verecunda.

Viola variegata var. nipponica
Viola variegata var. variegata
Viola verecunda

Viola verecunda f. violacens, Viola violacea and Viola violacea f. versicolor.

Viola verecunda f. violacens
Viola violacea
Viola violacea f. versicolor

Viola violacea var. makinoi, Viola yazawana and Viola yedoensis.

Viola violacea var. makinoi
Viola yazawana
Viola yedoensis

Viola yezoensis and Viola yezoensis + V. yezoensis f. discolor.

Viola yezoensis
Viola yezoensis & V. yezoensis f. discolor

Viola yezoensis f. discolor #1 and Viola yezoensis f. discolor #2.

Viola yezoensis f. discolor #1
Viola yezoensis f. discolor #2

Some Natural Hybrids of Various Violets of Eastern Japan

Viola eizanensis x Viola bissetii, Viola kusanoana x Viola rostrata and Viola phalacrocarpa x Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana.

Viola eizanensis x Viola bissetii
Viola kusanoana x Viola rostrata
Viola phalacrocarpa x Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana

Viola rossi (rossii) x Viola bisseti (bissetii), Viola x pseudo-makinoi and Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor.

Viola rossi (rossii) x Viola bisseti (bissetii)
Viola x pseudo-makinoi
Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor

Viola x savatieri and Viola x taradakensis var. eizalacea.

Viola x savatieri
Viola x taradakensis var. eizalacea

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