Scrophulariaceae
Karoo violet
Aptosimum indivisum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Aptosimum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Karooviooltjie
- English
- Karoo violet, Wild violet
Synonyms
- Aptosimum nanum Engl.
- Ohlendorffia rosulata Nees ex Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, August to October (from 60 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joël Lodé, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kelly Loubser, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.