| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola trichopetala C.C.Chang sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Bull. Fan. Mem. Inst. Biol., n.s., 1: 254 (1949) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1600-3400m |
| Description | leaves basal, numerous, petiolate, triangular-ovate to lanceolate, subglabrous, remotely crenate, obtuse, flowers 15mm across, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals obovate |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | purplish violet, white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |