| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola magellensis Porta & Rigo ex Strobl sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 27: 229 (1877) |
| Native Range | Italy (c. Apennines) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves oblong to ovate or suborbiculate, 3-15cm long, stipules similar or smaller, flowers ca. 2cm across, spur 8-10mm long, straight |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |