| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola villosa Walter |
| Synonyms | Viola alabamensis Pollard |
| Viola carolina Greene | |
| Viola rugosa Small | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 10-300m |
| Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, reniform to oblong, cordate, serrate, ciliate, mucronate, densely pubescent, lower petal 10-20mm, spur white, 2-3mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Oklahoma ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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