Viola odorata

Sweet Violet, Common Violet at Fadden, ACT

Viola odorata at Fadden, ACT - 20 Aug 2016
Viola odorata at Fadden, ACT - 20 Aug 2016
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Viola odorata 7 Oct 2016 BettyDonWood
Viola odorata 7 Oct 2016 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 7 Oct 2016 ArcherCallaway

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   8 Oct 2016
Apart from the violet scent, what separates it from the native violets are that it spreads by rhizomes, as shown in your photo, and that it has a largish spur out the back of the bottom petal (sort of mauve in your photos). White flowers are quite common in this species.

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