This plant, up to 15 cm tall, has short and glabrous
stem, leafy in the lower part, prostrate, ascendent or suberect.
Leaves This plant can show
heterophylly: upper
leaves can be different from lower leaves. The blade can be more or less elongated, from rounded to lanceolate, with crenate margin. At the base of the
petiole there are
stipules (5–15 mm long) of various form, from linear and entire stipules to stipules divided in many linear segments, pennate or palmate.
Flowers Flower has a big
corolla, 2 to 4 cm wide, of various colors: almost yellow in the center, usually with dark violet veins, the outer parts can be violet, blue, yellow or white. Lower petal has a
spur 8–15 cm long. Flowering time is from May to August. == Habitat ==