| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola cenisia L. sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 1325 (1763) |
| Native Range | sw. & c. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2700-3000m |
| Description | glabrous or subhirsute, leaves small, oval or oblong, long petiolate, entire, stipules similar to leaves, but smaller, flowers 20-25mm across, spur thin, 5-8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola alpina All. Viola cenisia var. ovatifolia DC. Viola integrifolia Dulac Viola scardica Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |