| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola alpina Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Viola baumgarteniana Schur |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves shiny green, oval-cordate, obtusely dentate, petiolate, flowers 2-3cm across, spur short, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Poland ) Southeastern Europe (Romania) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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