| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola cinerea Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 7 (1843) |
| Native Range | Arabian Peninsula, s. & se. Iran to sw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves lanceolate or ovate, acuminate, tapered to petiole, stipules aristate, entire, sepals oblong, acute, flowers 6-10mm across, spur short, petals oblong |
| Size | 3-8cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola behboudiana Rech.f. & Esfand. Viola macranica Omer & Qaiser |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |