| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola sheltonii Torr. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 67 (1857) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 450-2500m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, in outline orbiculate, ternate, leaflets pinnate, ultimate segments 10-more, flowers over 25mm across, upper petals abaxially purplish |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 biternata Greene Viola sheltonii var. biternata (Greene) A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |