NORTHERN BOG VIOLET

Class: Viola nephrophylla

Family: VIOLET FAMILY

Sub Family: Violaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Swamp Violet

Colour: Violet-blue

Height: Up to 25 cm (10")

Each Flower: 9 mm-2 cm (3/8-3/4") long with 5 broad-ended petals, upper 2 smaller than lower 3 which are often whitish at the base and hairy inside; spur is short; sepals pale green and pointed

Leaves: All basal with long stalks, may be up to 25 cm (10") long; blades heart-shaped and may be up to 6.5 cm (2 1/2") broad

Stems: Flower-stems from the base and leafless except for single pair of tiny, pointed bracts halfway up

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Wet sphagnum bogs and meadows

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