Viola pumila, Chaix

23. V. pumila Chaix View in CoL in Vili., Hist. Pl. Dauph. 1: 339 (1786).

Arosulate. Glabrous. Stems 5-15(-20) cm, ascending to erect. Lamina 2-3 x 1 cm, usually longer than the petiole, lanceolate, subacute, usually distinctly cuneate or occasionally rounded at base. Stipules large, entire or coarsely dentate, the upper 1-2 cm and longer than the petiole. Flowers c. 1-5 cm, pale blue. Spur 2-3 mm, only slightly exceeding calycine appendages. 2« = 40. Grassland. Mainly in C. & E. Europe, northwards to c. 56° in Russia, but extending to N. Italy, W. France and the Baltic islands. Au Bu Cz Ga Ge He Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Su. V. accrescens Klokov in Klokov & Wissjul., Fl. RSS Ucr. 7: 632 (1955), from Ukraine and S. Russia, is like 23 but has larger stems and leaves, papillose stems and petioles, and usually white flowers.