| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola villosa Walter |
| Bibliography | Fl. Carol.: 219 (1788) |
| Native Range | c. & se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 10-300m |
| Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, reniform to oblong, cordate, serrate, ciliate, mucronate, densely pubescent, lower petal 10-20mm, spur white, 2-3mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola alabamensis Pollard Viola carolina Greene Viola palmata var. villosa (Walter) B.L.Rob. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |