| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola aethnensis (Ging.) Strobl sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 27: 226 (1877) |
| Native Range | s. Italy, ne. Sicilia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2500m |
| Description | leaves 10-15mm, orbiculate to ovate, obscurely crenate, upper leaves lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, stipules tripartite, flowers 15-20mm across, spur 8-10mm, curvate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola calcarata var. aethnensis DC. Viola calcarata ssp. aethnensis (DC.) Nyman Viola gracilis var. aethnensis (DC.) Guss. Viola heterophylla ssp. aethnensis (DC.) W.Becker |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) |