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Viola portulacea Leyb.  
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola portulacea Leyb. 
BibliographyFlora 48: 381 (1865)
Native Rangec. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-4500m
Descriptionleaves spathulate-cuneate, shortly acuminate, tapered to long petiole, margins narrowly membranous, petals dark stripped
Size5-10cm
Colorblue
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
rosette cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central)
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