| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola hastata Michx. sect. Chamaemelanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 149 (1803) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 50-2000m |
| Description | leaves narrowly ovate, 2-5cm long, weakly dentate, glabrous, flowers ca. 15mm across, in the centre purple striate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola ciliata Willd. ex Schult. Viola hirta Schwein. Viola trifida Spreng. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |