Flowers of the Elan Meadows

Sorcha Lewis
Mountain Pansy
Viola lutea
Mountain Pansy is in the Violet or Violaceae family.
This is a low growing plant with aerial stems. The
leaves are palmately-lobed, resembling a hand and
the flowers generally yellow but may be a deeppurple
or a combination of the two. Like all violets
and pansies, the flowers are ‘irregular’ and solitary
with 5 petals; the lower petal having a backwardpointing
‘spur’.
Found in good quality, more acidic meadows and
pastures in short turf.