Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola cinerea Boiss. |
Synonyms | Viola behboudiana Rech.f. & Esfand. |
Viola makranica Omer & Qaiser | |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves lanceolate or ovate, acuminate, tapered to petiole, stipules aristate, entire, sepals oblong, acute, flowers 6-10mm across, spur short, petals oblong |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran ) Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States , Oman , Saudi Arabia ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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