THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Viola odorata
Sweet Violet
Species Details
Sweet Violet is an occasional native perennial of woods, scrub and hedgerows particularly on base-rich soils. It is also often a garden escape on verges and waysides such that its native distribution is now impossible to discern. It grows throughout our area except for the high moors of the north-west. It sometimes occurs as the white-flowered form.