Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana)
Low, almost hairless. Leaves heart-shaped, in a tuft. Flowers blue-violet, unscented, with 5 unequal petals and a stout, curved 'spur' at the back; March-May.
Occasional on south margin of meadow.
Spotters' score: 6
ref: p.154/3
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