Viola arvensis

Annual or biennial herb; stems decumbent to ascending, angular, sparsely pubescent. Leaves at nodes along stem; lamina ovate to elliptic, 10–35 mm long, 5–15 mm wide, base tapered, apex obtuse, margins obtusely toothed to scalloped; petiole 5–20 mm long; stipules mostly 2–4 cm long, pinnately lobed, the mid-lobe leaflike. Flower-scapes 3–8 cm long; bracteoles on upper part of scape. Sepals lanceolate, 6–10 mm long, ciliate, acute to acuminate, basal appendages prominent; petals 5–10 mm long, creamy-white with yellow to orange base, sometimes partly violet, lower (anterior) petal shortly spurred, broadly cuneate; anthers ciliate. Capsule 3-angled, 5–9 mm long. Seed ovoid, c. 1.5 mm long, golden-brown. Flowers Oct.–Mar.