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Fertile stamens 5, no staminodes present Violaceae

Herbs sometimes woody at the base. Flower irregular

Lowest petal much longer than the others Hybanthus

Petals blue

Flowers in a slender raceme, each subtended by a minute bract. Lower petal 5–20 mm long. Leaves narrow-linear, 1–6 cm long; lower ones alternate; upper ones opposite. Widespread. Heath. Ss and old dunes. Fl. summer Hybanthus monopetalus