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Viola hederacea Labill.

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Viola hederacea Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 1, 66, t. 91 (1805)
Viola hederacea Labill.

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Exotic
Absent
New Zealand
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The name has been possibly misapplied to what is now known as V. banksii.

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Labill.
Labill.
1805
66, t. 91
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Viola hederacea Labill.
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Viola hederacea

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hederacea

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Viola hederacea Labill.

Rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial; stolons arching, glabrous, producing offset plants 80-200 mm from rosette. Lvs all rosulate, hairy above and beneath, 15-30 × 12-25 mm, broadly reniform, obtuse, with 5-9 blunt teeth each side; stipules linear, glandular-fimbriate, 3-6 mm long; petiole 3-6 cm long, with patent hairs. Peduncles erect, glabrous; bracts linear, bluntly glandular-dentate, 5-8 mm long. Fls c. 2 cm diam. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute, 5-6 mm long; appendages 0.5 mm long. Petals white, mauve at base, exceeding sepals, the lateral bearded, the anterior veined and saccate but not spurred. Style geniculate at base, 2.5 mm long; stigma not beaked. Capsule ovoid, glabrous, 4-6 mm long. Seeds ovoid, brown or black, 1.5-2 mm long.

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Viola hederacea Labill.
Viola hederacea Labill.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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Viola hederacea Labill.
Australia
Tasmania
Viola hederacea Labill.
Australia
Victoria
Viola hederacea Labill.
United Kingdom

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1 January 2000
31 August 2015
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