| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola gracilis Sm. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 146 (1806) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to w. & sw. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2000m |
| Description | leaves broadly ovate to oblong, 2-3cm long, obscurely crenate, stipules pinnatisect, segments 4-8, flowers to 3cm across, spur 6-7mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | violet, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola calycina Boiss. & Heldr. Viola elongata A.Huet ex Nyman Viola gracilis f. heterophylla Bolzon Viola gracilis var. insularis A.Terracc. Viola olympica Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |