Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Viola cleistogamoides
Common name
Hidden violet
Family
Violaceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, heath, grassy areas, lawns, and roadsides. Coastal south of Tathra. Ranges south of Eden.
Notes
Perennial herb, rhizomatous. Flower stalks to 0.025 m high. Hairless to slightly hairy. Leaves tufted, 0.5–1.5 cm long, 3–15 mm wide, oval to angular, margins broadly toothed, bases tapering. Flowers with 5 petals, white or cream, sometimes with a purplish tinge, each 2–3 mm long. Flowers single. Flowers spring-summer.
Endangered NSW. Provisions of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 No 63 relating to the protection of protected plants generally also apply to plants that are a threatened species.
NSW Threatened Species profile: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10830 (accessed 8 January 2021)
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Viola~cleistogamoides (accessed 8 January 2021)
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