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Scientific Name : Viola hederacea
Common Name : Ivy-leaf violet
Height : To 150 mm in flower
Description : A Perennial Stoloniferous herb. Leaves in clusters, kidney-shaped to almost circular, up to 35 mm by 55 mm. Leaf stalks up to 80 mm long with narrow wings. Flowers arise on stalks up to 170 mm long from among the leaves with a pair of Bracteoles, about half way up. Flowers have 5 Petals 7 to 10 mm long, usually mauve-violet at the centre and white at the tips, but occasionally all white. The lower Petal is broader than the other four. Fruit is a capsule 4 to 6 mm long.
Habitat : Common in moist sheltered habitats, including Schlerophyll forests and heaths.
Distribution : Very common throughout South and East Victoria. Also in South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales. Common, but inconspicuous in all forested areas of the Park.
Flowering Season : October to December
Family : Violaceae
 
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Ivy-leaf violet flowering plant, on Stringybark Ridge.