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Field Pansy (Viola arvenis)

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The Field Pansy has creamy flowers. It is a small plant and the sepals are longer than the petals. The plants name derives from the French for 'thought' and it was traditionally the plant of rememberance and love. it used to be known as 'Heartsease', as in Shakespeare's 'A mid Summer Night's Dream',… [Read more] -where it is used to make Titania fall in love. It grows mainly on agricultural ground and flowers from April - July. This picture was taken in the fields at Saltmore Farm, Hinxworth - 26th July 2011.

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3rd Jun 2012 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
Biology, Environmental Science

Key Stages:
Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Geocode: Saltmore Farm, Hinxworth
Date of artefact: 26/7/11

Keywords:
plant seeds

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