| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola lutea Huds. sect. Melanium |
| Synonyms | Viola amoena T.F.Forst. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2000m |
| Description | fine trailing rootstock, leaves oval, oblong or lanceolate, long petiolate, stipules pinnatisect, terminal segment not largest, flowers 15-30mm across, spur uncinate, 3-6mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow, violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Ireland ) Middle Europe (Belgium , Netherlands , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
lutea calaminaria (Ging.) Nauenb., Untersuch. Variab. Ökol. & Syst. Viola tricolor-Gruppe Mitteleuropa 92 (1986)
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