| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola hederacea Labill. sect. Erpetion |
| Bibliography | Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 66 (1804) |
| Native Range | e. & se. Australia, New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | long subterranean stolons and sessile tufts of reniform, bright green leaves, at base cordate, subcrenate, floral pedicels filiform, petals apically whitish |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | mauve, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Erpetion cymbalariae DC. ex Sweet Erpetion hederaceum (Labill.) G.Don Erpetion reniforme Sweet Viola hederacea var. alba Guilf. Viola hederacea var. elatines DC. Viola hederacea var. genuina Domin Viola hederacea f. lobulata Domin Viola hederacea var. petiolaris DC. Viola hederacea f. reniformis (Sweet) Voss Viola hederacea var. sieberi (Hook.) Hook.f. Viola reniformis R.Br. ex Ging. Viola sieberi Hook. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North) |