| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pinetorum Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 2: 14 (1889) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-3700m |
| Description | taproot, leaves linear to ovate, dentate, acute, flowers solitary, axillary, peduncles 2-9cm long, lower 3 petals purple striate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola pinetorum var. grisea (Jeps.) R.J.Little Viola purpurea var. grisea Jeps. Viola purpurea var. pinetorum (Greene) Greene Viola purpurea ssp. xerophyta M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |