| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola sieheana W.Becker sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 751 (1902) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | basal leaves reniform or cordate-reniform, obtuse, stem leaves alternate, broadly ovate, acuminate, glabrous, crenate, petiolate, flowers axillary, pedicellate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola cypria H.Lindb. Viola riviniana ssp. sieheana (W.Becker) Hayek Viola sieheana f. grandistipulata W.Becker Viola sieheana var. oblongifolia W.Becker |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |