| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola forrestiana W.Becker sect. Plagiostigma |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 234 (1923) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2200-4000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves numerous, triangular-ovate, abaxially glabrous, adaxially strigose, irregularly crenate or lobate, acute, petals 12-14mm long, spur 6mm long |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |