| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola comollia Massara sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Valtell.: 203 (1834) |
| Native Range | s. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Description | leaves entire, ovate to oblong, glabrous, stipules similar to leaves, smaller, flowers 15-25mm with orange spot, petals outside pale yellow, lower petal very wide |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |