Seasonal Wild Flowers

Mountain Pansy

Viola lutea

Violaceae

May to August

It is found in the northern hills.

See the BSBI distribution map for- Mountain Pansy

It grows on grazed upland grassland and calcareous rocks.

Mountain Pansy is a native, ground-hugging, rhizomatous,

perennial herb with erect flowering stems up to 20cm.

Flowers are 2 x 3.5cm, either all yellow with brown lines

or purple with varying amounts of yellow and white.

The backwards projecting spur is purple.

Lower leaves are oval wiyh wavy margins.

Mountain Pansy, Malham, Yorks.

All yellow flower with purple spur

Mountain Pansy on Moorland, Upper Teesdale

Purple, white and yellow flower

Sepals and appendages

Sepals and spur

Leaves