| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola ovato-oblonga (Miq.) Makino sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 59 (1907) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Japan, South Korea |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, orbiculate-cordate to ovate, 2-4cm, acute, dark green, purple veined, abaxially purple, stem leaves lanceolate, crenate, flowers 15-20mm, in centre white |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 acuminata f. shikokuensis (W.Becker) F.Maek. Viola grypoceras var. ovato-oblonga (Miq.) W.Becker Viola micrantha ssp. shikokuensis W.Becker Viola ovato-oblonga f. albiflora Honda Viola ovato-oblonga var. luteoviridiflora Araki Viola ovato-oblonga f. luteoviridiflora (Araki) F.Maek. Viola ovato-oblonga var. pubescens Nakai Viola ovato-oblomga f. pubescens (Nakai) F.Maek. Viola ovato-oblonga f. variegata E.Hama Viola sylvestris var. montana Yatabe Viola sylvestris f. ovato-oblonga Miq. Viola sylvestris var. ovato-oblonga (Miq.) Makino Viola sylvestris f. ovato-oblonga Miq. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |