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Australian native violet
Native to the east coast here in Australia, from south Queensland down to south New South Wales.
A spreading ground cover which prefers shady, moist areas producing these charming, tiny white flowers with purple markings.
Flower diameter 15 - 20 mm.
"Viola banksii", commonly known as native violet, is sold and grown throughout garden nurseries and grown and loved in gardens around Australia, especially in the east. For many years it was known as "Viola hederacea", however, the species complex was revised in 2004 by Kevin Thiele, with the name "Viola banksii" being published in 2003 by Kevin Thiele and Suzanne Prober.
Similar species: Malpighiales
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Aug 12, 2022. Captured Jul 26, 2022 12:48 in 2PWJ+JR Merewether NSW, Australia.
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