It is a violet that is endemic to Sicily in Italy, where its known in Italian as Viola di Ucria.

Viola ucriana is only found on Mount Pizzuta, near Palermo in north-western Sicily, growing above the Piana degli Albanesi at an altitude of 800–1,300 metres (2,600–4,300 ft).

[2] Its natural habitats are in Mediterranean shrubby vegetation and rocky areas here.

The only known populations are in two localities, covering a total area of 0.2 square kilometres (0.077 sq mi).

The plants predominantly flowers in late Spring, between April and June.