| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola gmeliniana Schult. sect. Plagiostigma |
| Bibliography | Syst. Veg. [J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes] ed. 15[bis] 5: 354 (1819) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Russian Far East and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-1500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic to elliptic, subentire, glabrous, flowers 8-15mm across, calyx lobes triangular, spur 1-4mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola fischeri Sweet Viola fusiformis Sm. Viola gmeliniana var. albiflora W.Becker Viola gmeliniana var. glabra Ledeb. Viola gmeliniana var. hispida Ledeb. Viola gmeliniana var. scorpiurifolia DC. Viola lanceolata Pall. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria) 37 Mongolia |