Viola cheiranthifolia

This plant is exclusively found in the dry and stony caldera of the volcano Teide on the Canary Island of Tenerife.

It is only visible for three weeks in spring, when it comes out to the surface for pollination.

It reaches heights of 6 to 7 inches.

The violet of the Teide is the plant that blooms to greater height of all Spain, can even be observed in the own crater of the Teide.

This Violaceae article is a stub.

Teide violet blooming at 3200 meters during spring.