库叶堇菜(原变种) ku ye jin cai (yuan bian zhong)

Viola komarovii W. Becker; V. mariae W. Becker; V. miranda W. Becker.

Rhizome usually not covered by dead leaf stipules. Stem usually longer, to 20 cm tall. Stipules ovate-lanceolate or narrowly ovate, margin densely fimbriate-denticulate. Petals bluish violet, oblong-ovate, apex obtuse; lateral petals distinctly bearded; spur 2.5-3 cm. Stigma papillose. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jun-Sep. 2n = 20.

Forests, forest margins; 400-2000 m. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Nei Mongol [Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia].

In FRPS (51: 24. 1991), the name Viola mauritii Teplouchow was misapplied to this taxon.