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Viola spathulata, which is native to Iran, is a favorite of alpine and rock gardeners and looks equally pretty growing in a small pot or on a tufa wall.

Alburz mountains, IRAN
May 15, 2024
Elevation 2770m

Found on the trail to lago duff in cerro Castillo national park. It was a plant that could bare high winds and looked very capable of growing in very harsh alpine climates. It had small purple buds that had not yet blossomed and the leaves were sharp.