Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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Viola cleistogamoides
Hidden violet
Violaceae
Dry forest, woodland, heath, grassy areas, lawns, and roadsides. Coastal south of Tathra. Ranges south of Eden.
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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