Viola grypoceras var. ripensis
is a perennial of 5-10cm in height. It inhabits shores of mountain
torrents, roots in clefts in rocks, and makes populations where
fast-flowing water occasionally covers. The bases truncate, or
shallow heart-shaped leaves are smaller than the original species,
both in radical ones and on stems. Flowers are light red-purple to
dark blue-purple, the sizes are almost as large as the original
species, but the petals are narrower. Bloom time: April-early May. |