Seasonal Wild Flowers

Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

Violaceae

April and through mild winters

It is found throughout the country, but is less common in

the Northwest.

See the BSBI distribution map for Field Pansy

It grows on cultivated fields and waste ground.

Field pansy is a small, annual, native herb growing up

to 40cm.

Flowers are small (8-14mm) and creamy-white,

with a deep violet spur.

The sepals are longer than the petals.

Leaves are lanceolate, slender and slightly toothed.

Field Pansy in an arable field, Snape, Suffolk

Flower - sepals longer than petals

Deep violet spur

Side view of sepals

Leaves