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section Viola sect. Andinium W. Becker 

Viola glacialis Poepp. & Endl.

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Distributional Range: Native Southern America SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:  Chile [Región Metropolitana de Santiago; VI - O'Higgins; VII - Maule; VIII - Biobío; IX - Araucanía]

Description and Ecology :Plant with one or several rosettes. Elliptical, green leaves with reddish and jagged margin. Intense violet flowers, with purple veins and yellow throat.  It grows in the Andes and La Costa ( > 2500 m).

References:

1. Marticorena, C. & Quezada, M. 1985; Reiche, C. F. 1893