| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pachyrrhiza Boiss & Hohen. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 6: 21 (1846) |
| Native Range | w. Iran to n. Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Description | stems squamous, leaves ovate, attenuate to petiole, margins sparsely papilose, otherwise glabrous, stipules minute, triangular, sepals glabrous, petals oblong-lanceolate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola bolivari Pau |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |