kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales » family Violaceae » tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Melanium Ging.
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Synon.: Viola cenisia var. striis-notata J. Wagner; Viola grisebachiana f. integrifolia Stojanoff
Description: Herbaceous perennial plant with thin shoots. Leaves circular, margin entire. The flowers appear almost at the ground level and the corolla is pink-violet or light blue-violet.
Distributional Range: Native Europe SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece [North Central Greece, Olympus]
Habitat: Endemic of Mt. Olympus at altitudes of 2400 - 2900 m
References:
Raus, Th. 1986: Viola L. Pp. 608-640. In Strid, A. (ed.), Mountain Flora of Greece, 1. – Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.