| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola cotyledon Ging. |
| Synonyms | Viola nassauvioides Phil. |
| Viola petraea W.Becker | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-3300m |
| Description | rosettes more or less columnar, leaves apically spiral, lanceolate to suborbiculate, with cartilagineous margins, pale green, flowers 20-25mm, barbate, with yellow throat |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, violet, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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