Ionidium suffruticosum (L.) Roem. & Sch.
Common Name : Spade flower
Family : Violaceae
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HABIT |
A SMALL PERENNIAL HERB, 15-30 CM TALL. |
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STEMS |
WITH A WOODY BASE, NUMEROUS DIFFUSE OR ASCENDING BRANCHES. |
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LEAVES |
SUBSESSILE, LINEAR TO OBLANCEOLATE, 4-5 CM LONG AND 0.2-0.8 CM WIDE, MARGINS ENTIRE OR SERRATE. |
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FLOWERS |
SOLITARY, AXILLARY, RED OR PURPLE, PEDICELS 6-12 MM LONG, ERECT SLENDER. |
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FRUITS |
SMALL SUBGLOBOSE CAPSULES, 0.6 CM IN DIAMETER. |
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SEEDS |
OVOID, LONGITUDINALLY STRIATE, YELLOWISH-WHITE, 1.5 MM LONG. |