| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola suavis M.Bieb. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 164 (1819) |
| Native Range | Europe to Central Asia and Iran, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, cordate, in spring 4-8cm long, in summer to 20cm long, flowers ca. 2cm across, fragrant |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | violet with a white eye |
| 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 alba ssp. sepincola (Jord.) H.J.Coste Viola beraudii Boreau Viola beraudii var. pubescens (W.Becker) Janch. Viola catalonica W.Becker Viola cyanea Čelak. Viola donetzkiensis Klokov Viola hirta ssp. sepincola (Jord.) Sudre Viola odorata ssp. beraudii (Boreau) Rouy & Foucaud Viola odorata ssp. cyanea (Čelak.) Nyman Viola odorata var. sepincola (Jord.) Caldesi Viola odorata var. suavis (M.Bieb.) Boiss. Viola odorata ssp. suavis (M.Bieb.) Nyman Viola pontica W.Becker Viola reverchonii Willk. Viola segobricensis Pau Viola segobricensis var. leiocarpa Pau Viola sepincola Jord. Viola sepincola var. beraudii (Boreau) Nyman Viola sepincola ssp. cyanea (Čelak.) Gams Viola sepincola ssp. glabrescens W.Becker Viola sepincola var. perennis (Rouy & Foucaud) Pau Viola sepincola ssp. pontica (W.Becker) Gams Viola sepincola var. pubescens W.Becker Viola sepincola var. tolosana (Timb.-Lagr.) Nyman Viola sepincola ssp. wolffiana (W.Becker) P.Fourn. Viola suavis ssp. austrodalmatica Mereda & Hodálová Viola suavis ssp. catalonica (W.Becker) O.Bolós & Vigo Viola suavis var. catalonica (W.Becker) Espeut Viola suavis ssp. cyanea (Čelak.) P.Fourn. Viola suavis ssp. glabrescens W.becker Viola suavis var. segobricensis (Pau) O.Bolós & Vigo Viola suavis var. sepincola (Jord.) O.Bolós & Vigo Viola suavis ssp. sepincola (Jord.) P.Fourn. Viola suavis ssp. wolffiana (W.Becker) P.Fourn. Viola tolosana Timb.-Lagr. Viola torresii Marcet Viola wolffiana W.Becker |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |