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Viola frank-smithii N.H.Holmgren sect. Chamaemelanium 
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FamilyVIOLACEAE
Genus speciesViola frank-smithii N.H.Holmgren sect. Chamaemelanium
BibliographyBrittonia 44: 303 (1992)
Native RangeUtah
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1600-2100m
Descriptionnot stoloniferous, basal leaves petiolate, deltate, 1-3cm, cordate, crenate, eciliate, rounded, stem leaves similar, sepals lanceolate, eciliate, spur pale green
Size2-12cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah)
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