Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola bubanii Timb.-Lagr. sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Congr. Sci. France 19: 280 (1852) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to n. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | hirsute or glabrous, leaves lanceolate, crenate or serrate, acute or subobtuse, stipules pinnate, flowers 2-3cm across, with yellow centre, sepals acute, ciliate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola bubanii ssp. palentina (Losa) Rivas Mart. & al. Viola bubanii var. tenuiscula Nerino Viola cornuta var. palentina Losa Viola hispida Lapeyr. Viola lutea var. bubanii (Timb.-Lagr.) Nyman Viola lutea var. hispida Nyman Viola lute var. pyrenaica Gren. Viola palentina Losa |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |