| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola valderia All. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Pedem. 2: 98 (1785) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | taproot, leaves suborbiculate to ovate-oblong or lanceolate, 15-20mm, stipules small, with few, narrow lobes at base, flowers 2cm across, lower petals obcordate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola cenisia var. pubescens Gaudin Viola cenisia ssp. valderia (All.) Bonnier & Layens Viola cenisia var. valderia DC. Viola gracilis ssp. valderia (All.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |