| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola vaginata Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 23: 324 (1877) |
| Native Range | n. & c. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | mature leaves cordate, acute, distinctly dentate, flowers 25-40mm across, lower petals dark, purple striate, spur spherical |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola franchetii H.Boissieu Viola pachyrhiza Franch. Viola vaginata f. albescens Sugim. Viola vaginata f. albiflora Honda Viola vaginata f. purpureocalcarata H.Igarashi |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |