| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola commersonnii DC. ex Ging. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 297 (1824) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | leaves oval, long petiolate, stipules wide, membranous, entire, flowers large, pedicels 4cm long, floral bracts broad |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |