Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola kunawarensis Royle sect. Viola |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2900-4800m |
Description | leaves in rosette, petiolate, ovate, elliptic or oblong, 1-2cm, glabrous, midrib distinct, cuneate, entire or remotely crenate, flowers minute, 5-10mm long |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | deep blue-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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