Dog Violet
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 27th April 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Dog Violet
Spur
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 25th April 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 12th April 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 6th April 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 30th March 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Dog Violet.
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AKA: 		Viola riviniana.
Malpighiales.
Violaceae.
Perennial.
Pig Violet, blue mice, shoes and stockings.
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 Grassy places, heaths, deciduous woods.
April-June.
8 -20 cms.
"Dog" is a derogatory term applied to certain flowers comparing them unfavourably with a superior variety of the flower. This pretty little flower is thought to be inferior to the scented Sweet Violet (Viola odorata).
One of the most distinguishing features of common dog-violet is the notched, pale spur behind the petals.