Viola fuscoviolacea (L.G.Adams) T.A.James APNI* Synonyms: Viola sp. A sensu Harden (1990) APNI*
Viola hederacea subsp. fuscoviolacea L.G.Adams APNI*
Description: Herb with short stems, glabrous.
Leaves with lamina broad-ovate to ovate-rhombic, mostly 5–12 mm long, 5–15 mm wide, base cuneate and tapering into petiole, margins coarsely toothed; petiole 0.5–3 cm long.
Flowers inconspicuous on scapes 5–20 mm long, shorter than the leaves; bracteoles usually just below the middle. Corolla blackish violet, 2–3 mm long, exceeding the sepals; lateral petals bearded inside.
Capsule 4–7 mm long.
Distribution and occurrence: in damp sites along creeks; chiefly in the Snowy Mtns.
NSW subdivisions: SC, NT, CT, ST
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas.
Text by T. A. James
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 Suppl. (1999)
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