Viola delphinantha Boiss.
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Taxon info
Viola delphinantha was described from the summit of Mt Athos, where it is locally rather common. It is otherwise a rare species occurring in crevices of limestone cliffs at (700–)1400–2500 m in Greece and S Bulgaria. It is a distinctive, woody-based perennial with narrow, almost needle-like leaves and a pinkish-lilac corolla with a long, slender spur. The related V. kosaninii has been reported from the foothills of Mt Voras (see Kit Tan & al. in Willdenowia 28: 163–174. 1998). Another similar species, V. cazorlensis, occurs in S Spain.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 364 [Plate 24.6]
