| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola zoysii Wulfen sect. Melanium |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1600-2200m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, rounded, remotely dentate, coriaceous, dark green, shiny, stipules minute, calyx lobes lanceolate, spur glabrous, 7-15mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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
Middle Europe (Austria ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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