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Viola turkestanica Regel & Schmalh. sect. Viola 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola turkestanica Regel & Schmalh. sect. Viola
BibliographyIzv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estesv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 12 (1882)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan and w. Pakistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionglabrous, leaves ovate, obtuse, crenate to subentire, winged petiolate, stipules ovate-lanceolate, dentate, flowers 10-15mm long, spur obtuse, glabrous
Size4-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsViola dolichocentra Botsch.
Viola turkestanica var. rupestris Kom.
Viola turkestanica ssp. rupestris (Kom.) Kamelin
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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