| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola hirta L. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 934 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Siberia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | hirsute, leaves ovate-oblong to triangular-ovate, deeply cordate, crenate, 15-50mm long, flowers ca. 15mm across |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 | Viola calcarea (Bab.) Greg. Viola drymeia Schur Viola foudrasii Jord. Viola hebecarpa Schur Viola hirsuta Crantz Viola hirsuta var. minor Gaudin Viola hirta var. albiflora Semler Viola hirta var. apetala Bastard Viola hirta var. aprica Roth Viola hirta ssp. baurieri (Sennen & Gonzalo) Sennen Viola hirta ssp. brevifimbriata W.Becker Viola hirta ssp. calcarea (Bab.) E.F.Warb. Viola hirta var. calcarea Bab. Viola hirta var. exigua Bogenh. Viola hirta var. fallax T.Marsson Viola hirta var. fertiliflora Neuman Viola hirta ssp. foudrasii (Jord.) Berher Viola hirta var. foudrasii (Jord.) Boreau Viola hirta f. fraterna (Rchb.) Neuman Viola hirta var. fraterna Rchb. Viola hirta ssp. fraterna (Rchb.) Schübl. & G.Martens Viola hirta var. frustranea Neuman Viola hirta var. grandiflora Wirtig. Viola hirta var. gymnocarpa Beck Viola hirta var. hirsuta Lange Viola hirta var. laetevirens Clavaud Viola hirta var. lancifolia Bogenh. Viola hirta var. lilacina Erdner Viola hirta ssp. longifimbriata W.Becker Viola hirta var. minor Gaudin Viola hirta var. montana Bogenh. Viola hirta var. oenochroa Gillot & Ozanon Viola hirta var. oligopetala Bogenh. Viola hirta f. pinetorum (Wiesb.) Neuman Viola hirta var. pinetorum Wiesb. Viola hirta var. pratensis Dierb. Viola hirta var. pseudoambigua Wiesb. Viola hirta var. scabra Roth Viola hirta var. variegata Bogenh. Viola hirtoalba Gren. & Godr. Viola maillardi Souché Viola martii ssp. hirta (L.) Kirschl. Viola martii var. hirta (L.) Jess. Viola martii ssp. intermedia Kirschl. Viola odorata ssp. hirta (L.) Čelak. Violla pallida Salisb. Viola rubra Aubl. ex Steud. Viola tenerrima Wiesb. ex Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |