Violets and Pansies
Violet Family - Violaceae
Sweet Violet Viola odorataNative throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Region, eastwards to the Caucasus and Iran. Plants have stolons and form extensive mats; flowers may be dark or light violet, wine red or white, with a dark spur and blunt-tipped sepals. Leaves more broadly rounded than those of other violets, hairy below and on petioles, with hairs flat to the surface.
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Early Dog Violet Viola reichenbachiana
Native throughout Europe to north-west Africa, the Caucasus and Iran. Flower spur straight, darker than petals; petals relatively narrow, the upper often erect. Leaves hairless.
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Common Dog Violet Viola riviniana
Native throughout Europe to north-west Africa. Flower spur curved, paler than petals; petals relatively broad. Leaves hairless.
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Dwarf Pansy Viola kitaibeliana
Native to western and southern Europe, eastwards through Turkey and the Middle East to Iran. A minuscule plant, unlikely to be seen without diligent searching!
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