| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola volcanica Gillies ex Hook & Arn. |
| Synonyms | Viola exilis Phil. |
| Viola pseudovulcanica W.Becker | |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Altitude | 1200-4000m |
| Description | leaves spathulate-rhombic, crenate, adaxially ciliate, abaxially red glandular, flowers 18mm across, petals with white apex, spur to 2mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | rich violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
volcanica chillanensis (Phil.) Reiche, Anales Univ. Chile 90: 905 (1895)
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