Viola kitaibelianaSchult. Dwarf pansy

Viola kitaibelianaSchult. - Dwarf pansy

Scientific Description:

Annual herb, stems 3−12 cm, the whole plant with a dense indumentum of short crisped hairs. Lowermost leaves orbicular, the rest oblong-spathulate, all crenately lobed. Stipules pinnatipartite, with an oblong-spathulate, crenately lobed, petiolate terminal segment, and smaller lateral segments. Peduncle bibracteolate just below the flowers. Sepals lanceolate. Corolla creamy-white to yellow, with a yellow centre, the lowermost petal 5−8 mm.

 

Flowering time: March−June.

Habitat: Stony slopes, screes, macchie, banks, etc., s.l.−1800 m.

 

Reference:

Coode MJE & Cullen J (1965). Viola kitaibeliana Roem. & Schult., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 531.

Public Description:

Viola kitaibeliana, commonly known as “dwarf pansy”, is native to Africa, Asia and Europe. It is an annual herbs with creamy-white to yellow flowers, and grows up to 12 cm in length. It blooms between March and June and is found in stony slopes, screes, macchie, and banks.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2018). https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/plant/viola-kitaibeliana, Accessed date: 15.01.2018.

Anonymous 2 (2018). https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_kitaibeliana,Accessed date: 15.01.2018.

Anonymous 3 (2018). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57634-Viola-kitaibeliana,Accessed date: 15.01.2018.

Dinç M (2012).Viola L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp.882–884.