| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola orientalis (Maxim.) W.Becker sect. Chamaemelanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Asiat. Ross. [B.A.Fedchenko] 8: 95 (1915) |
| Native Range | s. Russian Far East to e. China and Korea, c. & s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 100-1100m |
| Description | leaves cordate to broadly ovate, 25-40mm long, petioles much longer, russet, flowers 2-3cm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola conferta (W.Becker) Nakai Viola orientalis var. conferta W.Becker Viola orientalis f. laciniata (Taken.) F.Maek. Viola orientalis ssp. xanthopetala (Nakai.) Espeut Viola uniflora var. capsulaglabra Maxim. Viola uniflora f. glabricapsula Makino Viola uniflora var. orientalis Maxim. Viola xanthopetala Nakai Viola xanthopetala var. laciniata Taken. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |