| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola grisebachiana Vis. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. 10: 436 (1861) |
| Native Range | c. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-2900m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves crowded, ovate, obtuse, abruptly tapered to petiole, stipules linear, flowers solitary, sepals oblong-linear, petals rhombic, spur thick |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | lavender-blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola koritniciensis Trinajstić |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |