Photographs: Barleycove, Co.Cork

Sand Pansy Viola tricolor ssp. curtsii Goirmín duimhche Family: Violaceae Flowering time: April-August. Perennial. Native. Long-stalked yellow flowers, the petals longer than the sepals. End-lobe of stipules broad. Leaves oval, crenate. Stems erect, tufted, often branched. Well-developed rhizomes. Many similaries to Mountain Pansy. Coastal, dunes and grassland. Also inland N Ireland. Similar: Wild Pansy, V. tricolor spp.tricolor. Mountain Pansy, V. lutea. Hairless, creeping perennial. Flowers larger, pure yellow or blue-violet. Rare.

    
Above: Barleycove, Co.Cork. July 2007 Above: Derrynane, Co. Kerry. May 2007