Family:
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Violaceae /
Sumireka |
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Forms and Varieties in the Species: |
For the other species, find a link below the page. |
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Viola
hondoensis /
Aoisumire アオイスミレ |
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Viola hondoens occurs in
a semi-shady portion of a forest and its fringe, having small 2-3cm
across roundish leaves in the spring when most plants are unfurling
new ones; in the summer, they measure more than 5cm across. Stems
creep out on the floor and make new growths at the ends. V.
hondoens flowers
in March, sometimes in February, and is one of the earliest bloomers
among Viola species growing wild in this part of the country. Bloom
time: March-April. |
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