| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola macroceras Bunge sect. Viola |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, at base cordate, 1-3cm, glabrous or very sparsely hirsute, serrate-crenate, flowers 12-17mm, calyx lobes lanceolate, spur 5-7mm long, at apex curvate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (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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