Viola cinerea Boiss.
البنفسج
For people
- Eaten by people
- Unknown
- Toxic to people
- Unknown
For livestock
- Grazed by livestock
- Not grazed
- Toxic to livestock
- Unknown
Edibility and safety notes
No reliable information on the edibility or toxicity of this small desert violet was found, for people or for livestock; do not assume it can be eaten like garden violets. The Omani field guide states that it is not grazed.
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Description
An annual or perennial herb of the Violaceae family, growing erect or ascending up to 20 cm tall, with stems glabrous to densely pubescent. Leaves have narrowly ovate or narrowly lanceolate lamina up to 30 x 14 mm.
Habitat
Hillsides and mountain slopes among rocks; also gravels, wadis, plateaus and mountain ridges, at all elevations.
Distribution
Native to the Arabian Peninsula, southern and southeastern Iran to southwestern Pakistan.
Pastoral value
Not grazed by livestock.
Other uses
No documented uses were found for this species.
Sources
- الدليل الحقلي المصور للنباتات البرية في سلطنة عُمان (BOOK.pdf p.196)
- UAE National Red List — Viola cinerea (LC, 2019; habitat and range) — nationalredlist.org
- POWO — Viola cinerea Boiss. (native range; seen in search results) — powo.science.kew.org
- eFlora of India — Viola cinerea var. cinerea (Oman, Hajar mountains) — efloraofindia.com
- eFlora of India — Viola cinerea var. stocksii (description) — efloraofindia.com
- Rock Garden Plants database — Viola cinerea (flower size and colour; search result) — flora.kadel.cz