Viola sp.

Violet at Farringdon, NSW

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Identification history

Viola sp.	22 Oct 2017	BettyDonWood
Viola hederacea	22 Oct 2017	TonyWood
Unverified	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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Location information

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Oct 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

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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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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New South Wales

Queensland

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Victoria

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