| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola yezoensis Maxim. |
| Synonyms | Viola biacuta W.Becker |
| Viola flaccida Makino | |
| Viola yatabei Makino | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 1300-1800m |
| Description | leaves erect, petiolate, ovate to narrowly ovate, 3-7cm, cordate, crenate-serrate, pubescent, flowers 2cm across, sepals broadly lanceolate, spur 7-8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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