Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola sacculus Skottsb. |
Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 56(5): 266 (1916) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | leaves in spiral, imbricate, ovate to orbiculate, with distinct reddish margins, flowers with yellow throat, 15mm across, with short, thick spur |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Viola auritella W.Becker Viola patagonica W.Becker Viola squamulosa W.Becker |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |