Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola rotundifolia Michx. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 200-2000m |
Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves orbiculate or ovate, cordate, crenate or serrate, pubescent, sepals ovate, lower petal 8-11mm, spur yellow, 1-2mm |
Size | 1-20cm |
Color | deep yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Maine , Masachusettes , New Hampshire , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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