| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola magellanica G.Forst. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. 9: 41 (1789) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | leaves usually orbiculate to reniform or triangular, crenate to dentate, adaxially subhirsute, flowers 22-30mm across, brownish striate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola magniflora Kalela |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |