| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola diversifolia (Ging.) W.Becker sect. Melanium |
| Synonyms | Viola lapeyrousiana (Rouy & Fouc.) A.W.Hill |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1900-2900m |
| Description | shortly scabrous-hirsute, lower leaves orbiculate to broadly oval, entire, petiolate, upper leaves narrowly oblong or ovate, flowers 15-20mm across, fragrant |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | rosette, 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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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