| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola curtisii E.Forst sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Engl. Bot. [J.E.Smith] Suppl.: t: 2693 (1831) |
| Native Range | w. Europe to Baltic Reg. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems on base ramose, leaves petiolate, oblong to linear-lanceolate, stipules pinnate into linear segments, flowers 2-3cm, spur distinct |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pale blue-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola ammotropha (Wittr.) E.H.L.Krause Viola litoralis ssp. litvinovii (V.V.Nikitin) V.V.Nikitin Viola litoralis var. litvinovii V.V.Nikitn Viola lutea var. curtisii (E.Forst) Nyman Viola maritima (Schweigg.) Tzvelev Viola pesneaui J.Lloyd Viola sabulosa (DC. ex Ging) Boreau Viola symei Baker Viola tricolor ssp. ammotropha Wittr. Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii (E.Forst.) Syme Viola tricolor var. curtisii (E.Forst) P.D.Sell Viola tricolor ssp. maritima (Schweigg.) Hyl. Viola tricolor var. maritima Schweigg. Viola tricolor ssp. pesneaui (J.Lloyd) Rouy & Foucaud Viola tricolor ssp. sabulosa (DC. ex Ging.) Bonnier Viola tricolor var. sabulosa DC. ex Ging. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, NET Netherlands, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe 14 Eastern Europe (BLT Baltic States, RUN North European Russia) |