| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola arguta Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg. [J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes] ed. 15[bis] 5: 91 (1819) |
| Native Range | ne. Colombia, Ecuador to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-3500m |
| Description | leaves ovate-cordate to cuneate, abaxially white lanate, 15-45mm, acute, shortly ciliate, flowers 6-8mm across, pedicellate |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | red, scarlet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola arguta var. glaberrima W.Becker Viola arguta ssp. meridionalis W.Becker Viola arguta var. meridionalis (W.Becker) L.B.Sm. & A.Fernández Viola arguta ssp. typica W.Becker Viola chorchorifolia Dombey ex Ging. Viola punicea Ruiz & Pav. ex Ging. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |