Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola mucronulifera Hand.-Mazz. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Sinensia 2: 4 (1931) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1300-1900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, abaxially grey-green, ovate-cordate, 2-5cm, glabrous, spiny serrate, acute, flowers pedicellate, petals obovate, 13-15mm long, spur 2mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | spring |
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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 kwangtungensis Melch. Viola sikkimensis var. debilis W.Becker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |