Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola tridentata Sm. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Cycl. [A. Rees] 37: n.° 76 (1818) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile, Falkland Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | hirsute, leaves crowded, obovate-cuneate, at apex tridentate, shortly petiolate, pedicels longer than leaves, flowers small |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) 9 Antarctic 90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is.) |