| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola hispida Lam. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. 2: 679 (1779) |
| Native Range | nw. & nc. France |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | adpressed hirsute, leaves 15-30mm, crenate, lower leaves suborbiculate, the upper ovate or oblong, stipules palmatipartite, flowers ca. 2cm across, spur 4mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | violet, yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Mnemion hirsutum Spach Viola cryana Royer ex Gillot Viola gracilis ssp. cryana P.Fourn. Viola hispida ssp. cryana (Royer ex Gillot) P.Fourn. Viola hispida ssp. rothomagensis (Thuill.) P.Fourn. Viola intermedia Lej. Viola kitaibelana ssp. rothomagensis (Thuill.) Rouy & Foucaud Viola pilosa Pers. Viola rothomagensis Thuill. Viola tricolor var. hispida (Lam.) Lej. & Courtois Viola tricolor ssp. rothomagensis Rouy & Foucaud |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |