| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola microphyllos Poir. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Encycl. [J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] 8: 628 (1808) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves broadly lanceolate to orbiculate, crenate or dentate, on margins black glandular, long petiolate, flowers 2-3cm across, striate |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 buchtieniana W.Becker Viola fimbriata Steud. Viola maculata f. buchtieniana (W.Becker) Skottsb. Viola maculata f. fimbriata (Steud.) Weibel Viola maculata var. microphyllos (Poir.) DC. ex Ging. Viola maculata ssp. microphyllos (Poir.) Weibel Viola maculata f. septentrionalis (Kalela) Weibel Viola microphyllos f. septentrionalis Kalela |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |