| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola eximia Formánek sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Verh. Naturf. Ver. Brünn 38: 221 (1900) |
| Native Range | n. Greece and w. North Macedonia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-2500m |
| Description | leaves small, ovate to oblong-ovate, with few crenules, on equally long petioles, flowers 20-25mm across, spur 4-5mm, thick, curvate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish purple, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |