About Viola hirta L.
Viola hirta L. is a plant species belonging to the genus Viola, and it is commonly known as the hairy violet. Like sweet violet, no fossil seeds of this species have ever been found. This species is restricted to the cold temperate zone, with a native range covering Europe, northern and western Asia, and extending as far south as northwest India. It is absent from specific localities across its range: in Wales, it does not grow in Brecon and Radnor, Pembroke, Cardigan, or Merioneth; it is also absent from Mid Lancashire and the Isle of Man. It is widespread in most other areas of its range where conditions are suitable. In Scotland, the species does not occur in Roxburgh, Berwick, Haddington, Edinburgh, Fife, Forfar, or Kincardine. Its range extends from Forfar southward through the United Kingdom to southern England, and it can be found growing at elevations up to 1000 feet in Yorkshire. The species also occurs in Ireland.
