Plants : ViolaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Viola palustris L.

Marsh Violet

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Viola palustris

Description: The leaves of this violet are rounded and kidney-shaped and generally larger than any other species of violet. It is common in bogs and wet peaty ground up to quite high altitudes. The flowers are a pale lilac colour.

All names: Viola palustris L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Viola palustris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Viola palustris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Viola palustris. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2939. Accessed on 2026-11-02.