Philippe Clement / Long-spurred violet (Viola calcarata) in flower, Val Veny, Italian Alps, Italy, June

Pascal Pittorino / Horned pansy (Viola cornuta) in botanic garden, Var, France, March.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Norway, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Eugenia's Violet (Viola eugeniaea) in flower, blue form, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May 2010

Alex Hyde / Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common dog violet (Viola riviniana) in flower, Gamlingay Wood, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April

Laurie Campbell / Mountain pansy (Viola lutea) flowers, Strathspey, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, June

Sven Zacek / Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana) with dew. Estonia, Europe, May.

Edwin Giesbers / Common dog violet (Viola riviniana) flowers, Belgium, October

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Spured violet (Viola calcarata) close-up of flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, June 2009

Philippe Clement / Sweet violet flower (Viola odorata) portrait. France.