| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola gracilis Sm. sect. Melanium |
| Synonyms | Viola calycina Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Viola elongata A.Huet ex Nyman | |
| Viola olympica Boiss. | |
| 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 | tuft |
| 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 division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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