| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola glabella Nutt. sect. Chamaemelanium |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. (J.Torrey & A.Gray) 1: 142 (1838) |
| Native Range | Alaska to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-2600m |
| Description | leaves reniform to ovate, shortly acute, at base cordate, crenate-serrate, subglabrous, lower petals basally with purple veins, spur very short |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola biflora var. sitchensis (Bong. ex Ledeb.) Regel Viola californica M.S.Baker Viola canadensis var. sitchensis Bong. ex Ledeb. Viola glabella var. remotifolia Suksd. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |