| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola rostrata Muhl. ex Pursh |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 200-1800m |
| Description | not stoloniferous, basal leaves ovate to reniform, 1-5cm, crenate to serrate, eciliate, pubescent, stem leaves similar, sepals lanceolate, spur long, white or purple |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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