Viola hederacea flower11 - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man

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Description: Native, warm-season, perennial, low-growing, matforming herb. Leaves form rosettes where the stolons root at the nodes. leaves are kidney-shaped to semi-circular; usually wider than long. and 5-30 mm wide. Flowers colour is usually not strongly demarcated (occasionally concolourous pale violet to almost white). Flowering is from spring to autumn. Found in moist (often shady) places, such as swamps, woodlands and forests in near coastal situations. Native biodiversity. Of little importance to livestock grazing as it is very low growing. Tolerant of disturbance and light to moderate stocking rates. Date: 12 September 2009, 15:01. Source: Viola hederacea flower11. Author: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia.