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Viola betonicifolia (Violaceae) 1:54

Viola betonicifolia (showy violet) is a native herb that is common in damp places, including the floors of wet forests.

It is a perennial rosette herb without stolons, leaves 2-7cm long, more or less sagittate (shaped like an arrow head) and several times as long as wide.

The flowers are large (petals 1-2 cm long), blue to purple with a golden area at the base.


 



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