| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola rotundifolia Michx. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 150 (1803) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola clandestina Pursh |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, NWH New Hampshire, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |