Viola sieberiana
Common Name:
Tiny Violet
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Gippsland Plain, Snowfields (DENS) also SA, NSW, Vic, ?Tas
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Lowland heaths
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Flower Description:
Blue-violet
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Habit:
Perennial herb with flower stalks to 7 cm long
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are broadly ovate and the base tapers to the petiole. Leaves of V. hederacea are distinctly semi-circular or kidney shaped. Viola sieberiana can also be distinguished from V. hederacea on the flower colour pattern- V. hederacea has mostly 2 coloured flowers (white and purple) whereas the flowers of V. sieberiana are usually a single colour
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria