| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola bertolonii Pio sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Viola Spec. Bot. Med.: 34 (1813) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps to n. Apennines |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-2200m |
| Description | basal leaves ovate, obtuse, crenate, petiolate, upper leaves linear, entire, acute, stipules pinnatipartite, flowers large, long calcarate, petals emarginate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | violet, yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 heterophylla Bertol. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |