| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola alpina Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Stirp. Vindob.: 159 (1762) |
| Native Range | ne. Alps to Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola baumgartneriana Schur Viola microphylla Schur |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) |