| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pyrenaica Ramond ex DC. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle], éd. 3. 4: 803 (1805) |
| Native Range | Mountais of Europe to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-2500m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, shiny, pale green, narrowly ovate, at base cordate, acute, stipules narrowly lanceolate, flowers solitary, sepals ovate, obtuse, glabrous, spur 3-4mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola canina var. pyrenaica (Ramond ex DC.) Lapeyr, Viola delphinensis Jord. Viola glabrescens Focke Viola hirta var. pyrenaica (Ramond ex DC.) Fiori Viola hirta ssp. sciaphila (W.D.J.Koch) Rouy & Foucaud Viola palustris var. pyrenaica (Ramond ex DC.) Mutel Viola prenja Beck Viola pyrenaica ssp. montserratii Fern.Casado & Nava Viola sciaphila W.D.J.Koch Viola umbrosa Saut. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |