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Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

Description:

A low, somewhat kairy perennial. Leaves in basal tuft, sparsely hairy to hairless, oval to triangular-heart-shaped, rounded, dark green, often with convex margins, stipules shortly fringed. Flowers violet or mauve, 13-15 mm, fragrant.

Habitat:

Damp and shaded places, among rocks and bushes, close to streams, not at sea level. Spotted in beech and chestnut forest of mount Chortiatis (Thessaloniki, Greece).

Notes:

Greek name: Ίον το εύοσμον. Greek common name: Μενεξές.

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2 Comments

KostasZontanos
KostasZontanos 8 years ago

Thanks Inês for your exclamative comment!

InêsVeloso
InêsVeloso 8 years ago

wow!

KostasZontanos
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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Μακεδονίας - Θράκης, Greece

Spotted on Feb 28, 2016
Submitted on Mar 1, 2016

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