Scientific name: Viola hirta L.
Common name: Hairy Violet
Description
Habit: A tufted perennial.
Stems: Leaves and flowers from central tuft, no overground stems apparent; without stolons.
Leaves: Basal, stalked, with stipules, undivided, triangular-oval, bluntly toothed, very hairy.
Flowers: Pale lilac, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, solitary on erect flower stalks, arising from basal rosette; sepals 5, free, equal, with short extension below the insertion; petals 5, free, unequal, the lower petal with backwards directed a pale lilac spur that encloses nectar-secreting spur of 2 lower stamens; stamens 5; ovary 1-celled, style 1.
Fruits: A hairy, spherical capsule, with numerous seeds.
Habitat: Limestone pavement.Distribution: Rare and very local.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: Yes