| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola dichroa Boiss. & A.Huet sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 48 (1856) |
| Native Range | e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 2700-2900m |
| Description | glabrous, stipules linear to oblanceolate, 5-10mm, leaves broadly ovate or elliptic, obtuse, tapered to long petiole, sepals oblong-lanceolate, petals orbiculate, spur long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |