| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola bulbosa Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 23: 334 (1877) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-4200m |
| Description | leaves numerous, crowded, oblong-ovate to suborbiculate, 1-2cm, glabrous, sinuate-crenate, obtuse, flowers small, petals obovate, upper petal purple striate |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola bulbosa var. franchetii H.Boissieu Viola bulbosa ssp. tuberifera (Franch.) W.Becker Viola filifera Kom. Viola hookeri Franch. Viola multistolonifera Ching J.Wang Viola tuberifera Franch. Viola tuberifera var. brevipedicellata S.Y.Chen Viola tuberifera var. pseudopalustris H.Lév. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |