| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola oreades M.Bieb. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 167 (1819) |
| Native Range | Krym, Caucasus to n. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-3200m |
| Description | thin trailing rhizomes, leaves orbiculate to ovate, upper leaves suboblong, crenulate, long petiolate, flowers 25-45mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola altaica var. longicalcarata Kupffer Viola altaica var. oreades (M.Bieb.) Kupffer Viola altaica ssp. oreades (M.Bieb.) W.Becker |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |