| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola thomsonii Oudem. sect. Viola |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 800-2400m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, cordate to ovate-cordate, sparsely white strigose or glabrous, densely shallowly crenate, acuminate, flowers pedicellate, petals oblong, 15mm across, spur 2mm |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya ) Indo-China |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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