Viola ucriana

Viola ucriana is a species of plant in the Violaceae family. It is a violet that is endemic to Sicily in Italy, where its known in Italian as Viola di Ucria.

Distribution

Viola ucriana is only found on Mount Pizzuta, near Palermo in north-western Sicily, growing above the Piana degli Albanesi at an altitude of. Its natural habitats are in Mediterranean shrubby vegetation and rocky areas here.
;Endangered
The only known populations are in two localities, covering a total area of. It is an IUCN [Red List Critically Endangered species |IUCN Red List Critically Endangered plant species] and IUCN Top 50 Campaign Mediterranean Island Plants, threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Viola ucriana is perennial, evergreen herbaceous plant, with elongated upper leaves and lower leaves gathered forming a cushion at the base. The greyish green leaves are partially hairy. The flowers are yellow, with yellowish-green spur. The plants predominantly flowers in late Spring, between April and June.