Dog violet is the common name for various species of the plant genus Viola with unscented flowers. The term arose to differentiate them from the scented sweet violet. Species so named include:
Viola riviniana, the common dog-violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Eurasia and Africa. It is also called wood violet and dog violet. It inhabits woodland edges,
Dog violet
…Viola reichenbachiana – early dog violet Viola riviniana – common dog violet The roots and seeds of this plant are toxic and should not be eaten. A number of species in the genus Erythronium in the family…