Viola labradorica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. labradorica |
Binomial name | |
Viola labradorica Schrank | |
Synonyms | |
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Viola labradorica, commonly known as alpine violet, American dog violet, dog violet or Labrador violet, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant. It is native to Greenland, eastern Canada, and the eastern United States. The plant sold as Viola labradorica by nurseries is Viola riviniana.
Uses
Culinary
Viola labradorica has edible leaves and flowers. However, the leaves are sometimes characterized as "wooly" and thus not as desirable for eating.
See also
References
- ^ Viola labradorica was originally described and published in Denkschriften der Bayer. Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 2: 12. 1818
"Name - Viola labradorica Schrank". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 21, 2011. - "Viola labradorica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Viola labradorica (American dog violet, Labrador violet)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
- Hilty, John (2020). "Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)". Illinois Wildflowers.
- "Viola labradorica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- "Common names for American dog violet (Viola labradorica)". The Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- "Viola labradorica Schrank". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- Heritage Perennials: Viola labradorica
- Jacke, Toensmeier, Edible Forest Gardens Volume One
External links
Taxon identifiers | |
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- Viola (plant)
- Plants described in 1818
- Alpine flora
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of Subarctic America
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of Western Canada
- Edible plants
- Garden plants of North America
- Groundcovers
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