Viola odorata

Sweet Violet, Common Violet at Undefined Area

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Identification history

Viola odorata	28 Aug 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Viola odorata	28 Aug 2019	BettyDonWood
Unverified	28 Aug 2019	ClubFED

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

29 Aug 2019

One to pull out next time you are up that way - it can spread though slowly

BettyDonWood wrote:

29 Aug 2019

I forgot to comment about photo 1. An excellent view of the spur on the back of the flower, typical of this species. The other typical characteristic, though difficult to photograph without a macro lens, is the hairs on the leaf stalk, which point backwards.
I tend to disagree with Michael about this form of Viola odorata being slow to spread, though in the dry sandy soil of Black Mountain this could well be so. When we first moved into our house in 1972, we got some pots of it as free issue from Yarralumla Nursery. They had been labelled as a native plant. The seed cases open explosively and they quite quickly came up all over the garden. It took us about 40 years of effort to get rid of them. Our soil is clayey, and whenever we have young plants, moist.

ClubFED wrote:

29 Aug 2019

Thanks, now that I know what it is - and that it's a weed, I'll pull it out if I see if again.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.095556 -35.276389
Altitude 711.0m
Maps Black Mountain
Places Acton, ACT

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1 Abundance
28 Aug 2019 01:18 PM Recorded on
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ClubFED Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

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True In flower

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Viola odorata Scientific name
Sweet Violet, Common Violet Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 868.85m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Viola odorata

Sweet Violet, Common Violet at Undefined Area

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