Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola niederleinii W.Becker |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 184 (1922) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina (La Rioja) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | rosettes 20-25mm wide, leaves oblong-spathulate, tapered to long false petiole, suberect, flowers ca. 1cm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet, yellow |
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 rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |