| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola charlestonensis M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen |
| Bibliography | Madrońo 8: 58 (1945) |
| Native Range | s. Utah to se. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-2900m |
| Description | not stoloniferous, basal leaves petiolate, orbiculate or broadly ovate, thick, 1-4cm, entire, ciliate, densely puberulent, stem leaves ovate, petals abaxially purple |
| Size | 6-15cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola purpurea var. charlestonensis (M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen) S.L.Welsh & Reveal |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |