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Zinc Violet

Viola lutea subsp. calaminaria

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Field Notes

Description:

It grows in an area of Belgium that is rich in zinc in the ground, due to previous mining.

Habitat:

Plombières nature reserve. Former area of mining.
http://www.eifelnatur.de/Niederl%E4ndisch/Seiten/NSG%20Plombieres.html

Reference Links:

Zinkviooltje - Wikipedia

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PublishedAugust 27, 2014

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