| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola variegata Fisch. ex Link sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola baicalensis W.Becker |
| Viola maculata Patrin ex Ging. | |
| Viola umemurae Makino | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-1700m |
| Description | leaves ovate-elliptic to suborbiculate, 25-50mm long, crenate, adaxially often white variegate and abaxially purple, flowers 15-20mm across, spur cylindrical, 7-8mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita ) Russian Far East (Amur , Khabarovsk , Primorye ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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