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Viola boliviana Britton sect. Viola 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola boliviana Britton sect. Viola
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 18 (1889)
Native RangeBolivia to Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatgrassland
Altitude1500-4500m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves orbiculate, 2-3cm wide, abruptly tapered to petiole, crenate-serrate, glabrous, petioles 1-2cm, stipules laciniate, 1-2cm, flowers axillary
Size2-3cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsViola bangiana W.Becker
Viola boliviana f. albiflora Kuntze
Viola crinita Wedd. ex W.Becker
Viola huanucoensis W.Becker
Viola truncata W.Becker
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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