Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola langsdorfii Fisch. ex Ging. sect. Viola |
Synonyms | Viola peduncularis Langsd. ex Ging. |
Viola simulata M.S.Baker | |
Viola superba M.S.Baker | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | glabrous, leaves cordate or orbiculate-cordate, 3-7cm, sinuate-dentate, petiolate, stipules broadly lanceolate, entire, sepals acute, 7-8mm long, petals 15-20mm long |
Size | 2-30cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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