| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola germainii Sparre sect. Chilenium |
| Bibliography | Lilloa 17: 384 (1949) |
| Native Range | c. Chile (Santiago) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2800-3100m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate, tapered to petiole, margins black glandular-dentate, stipules large, ciliate, pedicels much shorter than leaves |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola nivalis Phil. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |