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