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Heath Dog-violet

Viola canina

513Records since 2000
MayPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar4
Apr124
May143
Jun126
Jul54
Aug28
Sep8
Oct2
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England138
2Worcestershire England27
3Norfolk England19
4Devon England19
5Cumbria England16
6Highland Scotland14
7Herefordshire, County of England13
8Aberdeenshire Scotland9
9Ceredigion Wales8
10Cambridgeshire England6
11Pembrokeshire Wales6
12Isle of Anglesey Wales6
13Cornwall England5
14Swansea Wales4
15Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
415 England33 Scotland34 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
513
Peak month
May
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Viola canina
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,202
Most recorded in
Sefton
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola
Name with authority
Viola canina L.
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1333239 · GBIF 5331258