Section		Trigonocarpae Gordon
Scientific Name	Type species	Viola faurieana W. Becker : {Teriha Tatitubo Sumire} Published in: Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2, 34:239. (1916)
	Variety
	Form	Viola faurieana f. albifaurieana E.Hama : {Sirobana Teriha Tatitubo Sumire}
	Synonym	≡ Viola ugoana Makino ex Muramatsu Published in: Fl. Akitaense :183, t.3, f.2 (1932)
	Origin	faurieana : It originates in the name of a person. (cf: P. V. J. Faurie, 1847-1915)
Common names		【Chinese】長梗紫花堇菜
Stalk Form		A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape. The stalk becomes a height of about 30-40cm in summer.
Habitat		Region of heavy snows. It is seen under a deciduous forest that gets damp and is low etc.
Distribution	Japan domestic	Distributing over the Lord of Aomori Prefecture to Fukui Prefecture at the Sea of Japan side.
	Japan overseas	China, East Asia (There is an opinion that it is a misunderstanding of viola grypocera).
	Others	There is the opinion that it is endemic to Japan. cf:Report from China [C.R.Wang, FRPS 51: 31 (1991)] is based on misidentified specimens of V. grypoceras.
Flower	Shape	Middle size.
	Color	Almost white from the light purple which became muddy. There is a tendency for the central part of the petal to become white.
	Spur	Cylindrical shape with a thin tip.
	Season	April-early May.
	Stigma
	Aromatic	Slightly fragrant.
	Others	Flower stem is hairless.
Leaf	Shape	Overall heart-shaped to oval, shallow base heart-shaped or truncated. The tip is blunt or round.
	Color	Dark green color. Although the reverse side of the leaf is tinged with purple, it becomes green gradually.
	Others	It is thickly hard and the surface is glossy.
Seed	Shape
	Color
	Others
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information		Iwate：ThreatenedⅡ, Fukushima：ThreatenedⅡ
Type Specimen		Akita 1931/5/7 by S. Muramatsu.
Chromosome Number		2n=20
Reference Information
Others		It has the property of extending the stem and creating a new strain. The rhizome may be woody.