Viola caleyana

Perennial herb, glabrous; stems elongated, to 30 cm long; stolons absent. Leaves along stem, sometimes clustered at nodes; lamina circular to triangular-ovate, 10–50 mm long, 10–50 mm wide, base cordate, apex obtuse, margins shallowly scalloped; petiole 1–6 cm long; stipules free, linear-lanceolate, entire or sparsely toothed. Flower-scapes 2–22 cm long; bracteoles at or above middle. Sepals lanceolate, 3–4 mm long, acute, basal appendages small; petals 8–10 mm long, white, rarely pale violet, lower (anterior) petal with short, broad spur, lateral petals sometimes slightly pubescent inside. Capsule 3-angled, 7–9 mm long. Flowers Nov.–Jan.