| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola lobata Benth. sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 298 (1849) |
| Native Range | Oregon to Baja California Norte |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-2300m |
| Description | leaves in outline ovate to reniform, palmatipartite, segments 5-7, lanceolate-oblong, petals 5-15mm long, purple-brown striate, lateral petals yellow barbate |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola dactylifera Greene Viola lobata ssp. psychodes (Greene) Munz Viola lobata var. psychodes (Greene) J.T.Howell Viola montana Kellogg Viola psychodes Greene Viola sequoiensis Kellogg |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |