Shrub Violet: S1: Habit, Leaves & Flowers

Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus ssp floribundus)

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Spurges, Violets & Allies (Malpighiales)

Family:

Violet (Violaceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus ssp floribundus)

This Photo:

🔍S1: Habit, Leaves & Flowers🔎

Synonym:

Pigea floribunda

Thank you Alan Dandie (Alan_Dandie) & Jason Van Weenen (JVanWeenen) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
The flowers are ~10mm, including the stem/penduncle; ~6mm without.
Very variable flower colours from pale lilac, almost white, to deep purple & yellow.
The stems go from black to pale brown, as well as leaves having variable widths. But all the leaves have a hooked, pointed tip.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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