Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Sand Pansy, Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii, Goirmín duimhche
Photographs: Barleycove, Co. Cork

Sand Pansy / Seaside Pansy
Viola tricolor subsp. curtsii
Goirmín duimhche
Family: Violaceae

Flowering time: April-August. Perennial. Native.

Long-stalked yellow flowers, the petals longer than the sepals and stipules with broad end-lobe. Leaves are oval and crenate. The stems are erect, tufted and often branched. Well-developed rhizomes.

Scattered distribution on coastal grassland and dunes

Similar: Mountain Pansy, V. lutea. Larger flowers are pure yellow or blue-violet. Very rare. Also Wild Pansy, Viola tricolor subsp.tricolor

Sand Pansy, Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii, Goirmín duimhche

Sand Pansy, Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii, Goirmín duimhche
Sand Pansy, Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii, Goirmín duimhche

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