Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola turkestanica Regel & Schmalh. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estesv. Moskovsk. Univ. 34(2): 12 (1882) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and w. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | glabrous, leaves ovate, obtuse, crenate to subentire, winged petiolate, stipules ovate-lanceolate, dentate, flowers 10-15mm long, spur obtuse, glabrous |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, 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 dolichocentra Botsch. Viola turkestanica var. rupestris Kom. Viola turkestanica ssp. rupestris (Kom.) Kamelin |
Territory | 3 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) |