Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola szetschwanensis W.Becker & H.Boissieu sect. Dischidium |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 742 (1908) |
Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2300-4000m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, ovate-cordate, acuminate, stem leaves broadly ovate to suborbiculate, flowers axillary, long pedicellate, ca. 2cm across, spur 2-3mm long |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 biflora var. acutifolia H.Boissieu Viola biflora var. ciliicalyx H.Boissieu Viola mainlingensis S.Y.Chen Viola prattii W.Becker Viola szetschwanensis var. kandingensis C.C.Chang Viola szetschwanensis var. nudicaulis W.Becker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |