| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola microphylla Phil. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 28: 611 (1858) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4000m |
| Description | leaves in spiral, spathulate, adaxially distinctly veined, flowers in bud orange, 7mm across, in anthesis with yellow throat |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 arbuscula Phil. Viola microphylla f. fimbriata Speg. Viola microphylla f. macropoda Speg. Viola microphylla f. micropoda Speg. Viola philippii Leyb. Viola philippii var. arbuscula (Phil.) Reiche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |