| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola lutea Huds. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. Angl.: 331 (1762) |
| Native Range | w. & wc. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2000m |
| Description | fine trailing rootstock, leaves oval, oblong or lanceolate, long petiolate, stipules pinnatisect, terminal segment not largest, flowers 15-30mm across, spur uncinate, 3-6mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow, violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Mnemion elegans Spach Viola amoena T.F.Forst Viola elegans (Spach) Kirschl. Viola grandiflora ssp. lutea (Huds.) Gaudin Viola lutea var. elegans (Spach) Nyman Viola lutea var. grandiflora W.D.J.Koch Viola tricolor var. grandiflora W.D.J.Koch Viola tricolor ssp. lutea (Huds.) Rouy & Foucaud Viola tricolor var. unguiculata Rouy & Foucaud |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, NET Netherlands, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |