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Viola chelmea Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Viola 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola chelmea Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Viola
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 54 (1854)
Native RangeGreece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude500-2200m
Descriptionleaves 5-15mm, long petiolate, triangular, at base truncate or cuneate, hirsute, glabrescent, stipules broadly lanceolate, glandular-laciniate, flowers 1cm, not fragrant
Size4-8cm
Colorpale violet
Bloomspring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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