| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pygmaea Juss. ex Poir. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] 8: 630 (1808) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4900m |
| Description | leaves linear, carnose, irregularly ciliate, flowers 1-2cm across, dark striate, with yellow throat and spur to 6mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | bluish, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola orbignyana J.Rémy |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |