| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola nuttallii Pursh sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 174 (1813) |
| Native Range | wc. & c. Canada to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 400-2600m |
| Description | leaves 2-7cm long, lanceolate, acute, long, winged petiolate, pubescent, petals at base purple striate, 8-12mm long, spur short |
| Size | 2-25cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Crocion nuttallii (Pursh) Nieuwl. & Lunell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |