Viola cheiranthifolia

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Teide Violet

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. cheiranthifolia
Binomial name
Viola cheiranthifolia
Humb. & Bonpl.

Viola cheiranthifolia is a species of the genus Viola. It is also known as the Teide Violet.

This plant is exclusively found in the dry and stony caldera of the volcano Teide on the Canary Island of Tenerife. It survives there in altitudes of 2000-3000m.

It reaches heights of 6 to 7 inches.

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