Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola umbraticola Kunth |
Synonyms | Viola pteropoda Hemsl. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1600-2400m |
Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, ovate or oblong, 1-4cm, truncate or cordate, crenate, eciliate, glabrous, lower petal 9-16mm, spur white, 2-4mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest , Mexico Southwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
umbraticola glaberrima W.Becker, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 7 (1924)
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