Biology:Viola striata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Viola striata
Viola striata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. striata
Binomial name
Viola striata
Aiton

Viola striata is a species of violet known by the common names striped cream violet[1] and creamy violet. It is native to eastern North America, with its distribution being centered in interior areas away from the coastal plain.[2] Its preferred habitat is mesic forests. It is a small, caulescent, perennial herb that has purple-striped white flowers in the spring.[3]

The leaves and blossoms are edible; the latter can be used to make jelly.[4]

References

  1. "Viola striata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VIST3. Retrieved 6 August 2015. 
  2. "Viola striata", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Viola%20striata.png, retrieved 21 January 2017 
  3. Viola striata at Illinois Wildflowers
  4. Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009). Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. pp. 96. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244766414. 

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