| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola lyallii Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 16 (1864) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves suborbiculate to broadly ovate-cordate, crenate, 1-3cm, flowers 15-20mm, when white, then purple to lilac striate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Bloom | 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 | Erpetion spathulatum G.Don |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |