Viola sp.

Violet at Farringdon, NSW

Viola sp. at Farringdon, NSW - 21 Oct 2017
Viola sp. at Farringdon, NSW - 21 Oct 2017
Viola sp. at Farringdon, NSW - 21 Oct 2017
Viola sp. at Farringdon, NSW - 21 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Viola sp. 22 Oct 2017 BettyDonWood
Viola hederacea 22 Oct 2017 TonyWood
Unidentified 22 Oct 2017 Christine

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I saw two plants along the path, the fourth photo is the second plant, but I think they are the same, and were about 10-15m apart. The flower was very tiny - less than 1cm.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Oct 2017
The short spur on the back of one of the petals means it is an introduced violet. The colour of the flower does not fit any of the three introduced violets on the CNM database, or on Plantnet for the whole of NSW.
The leaves do not belong to the flowers. They are some sort of Hydrocotyle. Without leaves, or the outgrowths, often leafy, at the bases of the stems, it is impossible to ID to species level.
Christine wrote:
   23 Oct 2017
Ah, sorry, I thought the leaves in image 3 were the relevant ones. The leaves must have been right down in the crevice. Definitely the leaf in image 4 did not belong.

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 21 Oct 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Viola sp. Scientific name
  • Violet Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1270.71m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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