| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola sieboldii Maxim. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 23: 320 (1877) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to broadly ovate, 1-5cm, obtuse to acute, often white variegate, abaxially purple, glabrous, flowers 1cm across, sepals broadly lanceolate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 pumilio W.Becker Viola pumilio f. variegata M.Nagas. ex F.Maek. Viola sieboldii f. albiflora E.Hama Viola sieboldii f. leucantha E.Hama Viola sieboldii var. litoralis Konta & Katsuy. Viola sieboldii f. major Sugim. Viola sieboldii f. variegata (M.Nagas. ex F.Maek.) F.Maek & T.Hashim. ex T.Shimizu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |