Day 265: Violas are notoriously difficult to tell apart, but when I'm in the general area where Viola pluviae is known to occur, I get excited by every pale lavender member of the genus I observe. Alas, after noting several features and checking them against the description when I got home, I am sorry to say that this didn't turn out to be what I'd hoped it to be. It's good ol' Marsh Violet, Viola palustris. I have yet to find V. pluviae. Despite my disappointment, these are still a lovely little alpine species, with one or more of the three bottom petals daintily inscribed with "bee guides" in darker purple.
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