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Viola davidii Franch. sect. Viola 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola davidii Franch. sect. Viola
BibliographyNouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 8: 293 (1886)
Native Ranges. China to se. Tibet
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude1200-2800m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, abaxially purple, adaxially dark green, orbiculate, 1-3cm, glabrous, deeply crenate, obtuse, flowers shortly pedicellate, 15-25mm across, spur short, 2mm long
Size4-10cm
Colorwhite, purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsViola davidii var. paucicrenata W.Becker
Viola schneideri W.Becker
Viola schmidtiana W.Becker
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet)
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