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Viola gracilis

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Authors: Sibth.  

Botanical Description

with decumbent based stems to 15cm or more in length. Leaves broadly ovate to oblong, 2-3cm long, vaguely crenate, the stipules pinnately cleft into four to eight narrow lobes. Flowers to 3cm across, violet or yellow, with a 6-7mm long spur, summer. Balkan peninsula, in alpine grassland and amongst rocks.