| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pumila Chaix sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Hist. Pl. Dauphiné [D.Villars] 1: 339 (1786) |
| Native Range | Europe to Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves to 5cm long, ovate-lanceolate, decurrent into conspicuosly winged petiole, deep green, remotely dentate, glabrous, flowers 12-18mm long, dark striate, spur obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola canina ssp. pumila (Chaix) Rouy & Foucaud Viola lactea W.D.J.Koch & Ziz Viola lactea var. lanceolata Klett & Richt. Viola lancea Poir. Viola montana Ledeb. Viola montana var. pratensis (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Regel Viola pratensis Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Viola pumila var. cordifolia Gaudin Viola pumila var. ericetorum Gaudin Viola pumila var. lancifolia Gaudin Viola pumila var. ovalis Gaudin Viola ruppii J.Presl & C.Presl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |