Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola leyboldiana Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 16 (1864) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3100m |
Description | leaves numerous, spathulate, acute, margins membranous, denticulate, floral pedicels much shorter than leaves, flowers small |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | 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 rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central) |