Penny-Sized Flower
Image courtesy Harvey Ballard via ASU
Not only is this newly described violet (Viola lilliputana) one of the smallest violets known, it's also one of the smallest terrestrial flowers in the world. (Learn more about flowering plants.)
Found in the Andes of Peru, scientists first collected specimens in the 1960s. But it wasn't until December 2012 that researchers formally described this new species in a paper.
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