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Viola lactea Sm.

pale dog-violet (Violaceae)

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Viola lactea is similar to Viola canina, but with paler flowers; it grows in dry heaths in southern England, West Wales and southern and western Ireland.

Denny Lodge (VC11: South Hampshire); 2020-05-19

 pale dog-violet / Viola lactea: _Viola lactea_ is similar to _Viola canina_, but with paler flowers; it grows in dry heaths in southern England, West Wales and southern and western Ireland.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne