Viola cleistogamoides (L.G.Adams) Seppelt APNI* Synonyms: Viola hederacea subsp. cleistogamoides L.G.Adams APNI*
Description: Herb with short stems, glabrous to weakly pubescent.
Leaves with lamina ovate to rhombic, mostly 5–10 mm long, 3–6 mm wide, base cuneate and tapering into petiole; petiole 0.5–2 cm long.
Flower scapes 5–25 mm long; bracteoles mostly above the middle. Corolla cream often with a purplish tinge, 2–3 mm long, scarcely exceeding sepals; lateral petals bearded inside.
Flowering: summer.
Distribution and occurrence: Only record from Womboyn.
NSW subdivisions: SC
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered
Text by T. A. James
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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