Erlend Haarberg / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) with single Dandelion (Taraxacum sp) Innlandet, Norway, June.

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.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female nesting in ornamental stone flowerpot among Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana), camouflaged as people walk by. Parade Gardens Park, Bath, UK, June.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female nesting in ornamental stone flowerpot among Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana). Parade Gardens Park, Bath, UK, June. Did you know? A female mallard may lay more th...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female nesting in ornamental stone flowerpot among Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana), camouflaged as people walk by. Parade Gardens Park, Bath, UK, June.

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

Lynn M Stone / Domestic rabbit, two satin baby rabbits amongst Viola flowers, USA

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

Dave Watts / Ivyleaf violet (Viola hederacea). Tasmania, Australia. November.

Dave Watts / Ivyleaf violet (Viola hederacea). Tasmania, Australia. December.

Dave Watts / Alpine violet (Viola cunninghamii). Tasmania, Australia. November.

Nick Upton / Dune pansies / Seaside pansies (Viola tricolor curtisii) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Merthyr Mawr Warren NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Dune pansies / Seaside pansies (Viola tricolor curtisii) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Merthyr Mawr Warren NNR, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild violet, (Viola riviniana), Vosges, France, March.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Heartsease (Viola tricolor subalpina). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Bernard Castelein / Dog violet (Viola canina) covered with ice particles. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. May.

Neil Aldridge / Pale dog-violet (Viola Lactea) on heathland in Dorset, England. The Pale Dog-Violet is a nationally scarce species and is classified as Vulnerable in The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain...

Lynn M. Stone / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) cub aged approximately five weeks sitting amongst Violets (Viola sp). Connecticut, USA. May.

Chris Mattison / Common dog violet (Viola riviniana) Catbrook, Monmouthshire, April

Linda Pitkin / Common dog-violets (Viola riviniana) Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, April.

Linda Pitkin / Common dog-violets (Viola riviniana), growing wild in grassy area of garden. South Croydon, Surrey, England, April.

Linda Pitkin / Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana) Rhododendron Wood, Leith Hill, Surrey, England, April.

Linda Pitkin / Early dog-violet (Viola reichenbachiana) Sanderstead, Surrey, England, April.

Linda Pitkin / Early dog-violet (Viola reichenbachiana) Sanderstead, Surrey, England, April.

Linda Pitkin / Sweet violets (Viola odorata), Riddlesdown, Surrey, England, February.

Linda Pitkin / Hairy Violet (Viola hirta) Riddlesdown, Surrey, England, March.

Linda Pitkin / Field pansy (Viola arvensis), Kent, England, May .

Linda Pitkin / Field Pansy (Viola arvensis) Papercourt Marshes nature reserve (SWT), Send Marsh, Surrey, England, May.

Nick Upton / Hairy violet (Viola hirta) clump flowering in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Hairy violet (Viola hirta) clump flowering in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Hairy violet (Viola hirta) clump flowering in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Hairy violet (Viola hirta) clump flowering in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Mike Read / Yellow prairie violet (Viola nuttallii) Montana, USA, June.

Steve Nicholls / Mountain pansy (Viola lutea) on Widdybank Fell in Upper Teesdale, Co. Durham, England, UK, June.

Mike Read / Long-spurred pansy (Viola calcarata) growing in a wildflower meadow, Plateaux de Beurre, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France, June

David Woodfall / Seaside pansy (Viola tricolor curtisii) growing on cultivated machair North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

David Tipling / Primroses (Primula vulgaris) and Violet (Viola odorata) growing along banks of mountain stream Caithness, Scotland, UK, May.

Bernard Castelein / Wild pansy ( Viola tricolor), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. April

Bruno D'Amicis / Eugenia's violet (Viola eugeniae) flowers in full bloom on mountain plateau. Endemic to the Apennines. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, May 2010.