| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola montagnei Gay |
| Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 1: 222 (1846) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2900-4200m |
| Description | rosettes 2-4cm wide, leaves spathulate or lanceolate, shortly hirsute, abaxially glandular, flowers solitary, small, floral pedicels and calyx hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola bicolor Reiche Viola cano-barbata Leyb. Viola cano-barbata var. albiflora W.Becker Viola flos-mariae Hieron. Viola flos-mariae var. nivea Hieron. Viola flos-mariae var. virescens Hieron. Viola karlreicheana Sanso & al. Viola montagnei var. glandulosa Phil |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |