| Plants : Violaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Viola arvensis |
Description: The field pansy is a common weed of arable fields in lowland Northern Ireland. It somewhat resembles wild pansy (Viola tricolor - a sand dune plant) but has much smaller flowers which are predominantly creamy-yellow in colour but with streaks of orange or violet.
All names: Viola arvensis Murray; Viola latifolia Drabble; Viola anglica Drabble; Viola agrestis auct.; Viola segetalis auct.; Viola obtusifolia auct.; Viola ruralis auct.; Viola deseglesei auct.; Viola arvatica auct.; Viola derelicta auct.
Distribution Map from NBN: Viola arvensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Viola arvensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Viola arvensis. Murray. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2947. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |