Early Dog-violet | Violet family |
Viola reichenbachiana | Violaceae |
Early Dog-violet is a spring-flowering perennial of hedges and woodland.
It has similar characteristics to Common Dog-violet,
but the top two petals are erect, looking like rabbits ears,
the veins on the petals are scarcely branched, and the sepals have much shorter appendages.
Flower side-on, showing pointed sepals with short square appendages |
Leaves, showing hair-like stipule-teeth |