kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants »  class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales »  family Violaceae »  tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Melanium  Ging. 

Viola mercurii Orph. ex Halácsy

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Synon.:  Viola heldreichiana f. mercurii (Orph.) W. Becker ;  Viola tricolor L. var. demetria Boiss.

Description: Small annual herbaceous plant with upright or ascending shoots, 2-8 (12), smooth or sparsely hairy. Leafy leaves. Flowers yellow with dark lines. Blooming April - June.

Distributional Range: Native Europe SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece (Peloponnese, Helmos, Ziria (Kyllini), East Laconia Mountains, Parnon) Endemic

Habitat: Limestone rocks, Stony slopes, Forest glades, Subalpine meadows, Meadows 900-2000 m. 

References:

1. Raus, Th. 1986: Viola L. Pp. 608-640. In Strid, A. (ed.), Mountain Flora of Greece, 1. – Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.