| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola lactea Sm. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Engl. Botany 7: t. 445 (1798) |
| Native Range | w. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1550m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to narrowly ovate, ca. 3cm, shallowly crenate, sometimes reddish, flowers 15-20mm across |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bluish white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola canina var. lactea (Sm.) Gray Viola canina ssp. lancifolia (Thore) Wigand Viola canina ssp. lusitana (Brot.) Rouy & Foucaud Viola canina var. major Rouy & Foucaud Viola canina var. pumiliformis Rouy & Foucaud Viola lactea var. minor Lázaro Ibiza Viola lactea var. pumiliformis (Rouy & Foucaud) Samp. Viola lamiifolia Pritz. Viola lancifolia Thore Viola lusitana Brot. Viola ruppii var. lusitana (Brot.) Samp. Viola ruppii var. pumiliformis (Rouy & Foucaud) Samp. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |