Violet, Common
Blue
Viola sororia |
|
| Family |
Violet (Violaceae) |
 |
| Bloom |
Spring |
| Habitat |
Moist woodland, wooded roadsides |
| Status |
Native |
| Cycle |
Perennial |
| Height |
4-10" |
| Flower |
Deep violet to lavender flowers
approx. 1" across with 5 petals. The center of the flower is white
with the 3 lower petals strongly veined. Flowers are often below the
leaves and have their own stalk. |
| Leaf |
The leaves are heart-shaped with
a scalloped tooth. The surface of the leaf is often woolly and rolled along
the edge. Each leaf also has it's own stalk rising from the base of
the plant. |
| Notes |
Leaves are high in
vitamins and have been used in salads or cooked greens. |
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