| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola pectinata E.P.Bicknell sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Torreya 4: 129 (1904) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, pinnate, segments narrow, sharply dentate, ciliate, glabrous, floral peduncles 5-15cm, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate, spur glabrous, 2-3mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | red-violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola brittoniana var. pectinata (E.P.Bicknell) Alexander Viola brittoniana f. pectinata (E.P.Bicknell) Gil-ad |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, VRG Virginia) |