| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola shikokiana Makino sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola hakonensis Nakai |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | thin rhizomes, leaves ovate-orbiculate to broadly orbiculate, 2-4cm long, sinuate-dentate, flowers 10-12mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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