Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola dombeyana DC. ex Ging. sect. Viola |
Synonyms | Viola humboldtii Triana & Planch. |
Viola ramosissima Turcz. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | leaves ovate, denticulate-crenate, 8-12mm, long petiolate, peduncles longer than leaves. upper petals oblong, the basal carinate, acute, very shortly calcarate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | whitish, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Colombia , Ecuador , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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