| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola oreades M.Bieb. sect. Melanium |
| 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 | tuft |
| 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 division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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