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Sweet Violet
Viola odorata
40.5926, 23.1257
Field Notes
Description:
A low, somewhat kairy perennial. Leaves in basal tuft, sparsely hairy to hairless, oval to triangular-heart-shaped, rounded, dark green, often with convex margins, stipules shortly fringed. Flowers violet or mauve, 13-15 mm, fragrant.
Habitat:
Damp and shaded places, among rocks and bushes, close to streams, not at sea level. Spotted in beech and chestnut forest of mount Chortiatis (Thessaloniki, Greece).
Notes:
Greek name: Ίον το εύοσμον. Greek common name: Μενεξές.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2016
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