Violets and others

Hairy and Sweet Violet, how to tell them apart. A good clue is in the names of these close species, Hairy Violet has hairy leaf stems wher...

Sweet Violet  ( Viola odorata ) Sweet and Hairy Violets form a pair of species that are distinct from the Dog Violets in having very blun...

Lesser Hawkbit ( Leontodon saxatilis )  in Portugal (Atlantic Coast of Algarve) Several yellow 'Dandelion' type flowers were seen ...

Rough Hawkbit ( Leontodon hispidus ) and Lesser Hawkbit ( Leontodon saxatilis )  As a relatively new convert to botany  I thought I woul...