| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola zoysii Wulfen sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Collectanea [N.J.von Jacquin] 4: 297 (1791) |
| Native Range | se. Alps to w. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves oval to lanceolate, dentate, petiolate, stipules oblong, remotely dentate, flowers solitary, 15-25mm across, 5-12mm long |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola calcarata ssp. zoysii (Wulfen) Merxm. Viola calcarata var. zoysii (Wulfen) DC. Viola clementiana var. pancicii Bald. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |