| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola violacea Makino sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola makinoi H.Boissieu |
| Viola obtusosagitta Koidz. | |
| Viola tanakaeana Makino | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 500-1900m |
| Description | leaves erect, petiolate, narrowly triangular-ovate, 2-5cm, acutely cordate, shallowly serrate, glabrous, abaxially purple, flowers 15mm, sepals broadly lanceolate, spur thin, |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | reddish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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