Violaceae
76 species
Includes violets and pansies; flowers edible with mild flavor, used for garnish and candying.
Gloeospermum equatoriense
Ecuador gloeospermum
Edible: Fruit
Gloeospermum sphaerocarpum
Guacatungarana
Edible: Fruit
Hybanthus enneaspermus
Spade flower
Edible: Fruit, Plant, Leaves
Leonia crassa
Fleshy leonia
Edible: Fruit
Leonia cymosa
Cymose leonia
Edible: Fruit
Leonia glycycarpa
Achocon
Edible: Fruit
Leonia occidentalis
Western leonia
Edible: Fruit
Leonia triandra
Edible: Fruit
Melicytus ramiflorus
Whitey Wood
Edible: Fruit
Rinorea ilicifolia
Holly-leaf violet-bush
Edible: Fruit
Rinorea laevigata
Lobolobo
Edible: Leaves
Rinorea sclerocarpa
Edible: Fruit
Viola abyssinica
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Viola acuminata
Chicken leg violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola adunca
Western dog violet, Hooked-spur violet, Purple violet, Early blue violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola alba
Parma violet, White violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola arcuata
Edible: Leaves
Viola arvensis
Field pansy
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola banksii
Ivy-leaf violet
Edible: Flowers
Viola betonicifolia subsp. nepalensis
Vanapsa
Edible: Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea
Viola biflora
Twoflower violet, Arctic Yellow Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves - tea
Viola blanda
Sweet white violet
Edible: Leaves
Viola brevistipulata
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola canadensis
Canada white violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Leaves - tea
Viola canadensis var. rugulosa
Canada violet
Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers
Viola canescens
Himalayan white violet
Edible: Leaves
Viola canina
Dog violet, Heath dog violet, Heath violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola collina
Hairy fruit, Ball-fruited violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola cornuta
Horned violet, Bedding pansy
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola cucullata
Marsh Blue Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola diffusa
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea
Viola elegantula
Lijepa ljubicica
Edible: Flowers
Viola epipsila
Dwarf marsh violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola glabella
Stream violet, Yellow mountain violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola glaucescens
Edible: Plant
Viola grypoceras
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola hamiltoniana
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Viola hederacea
Native violet, Ivy-leaf Violet, Australian violet
Edible: Flowers
Viola hirsutula
Southern wood violet
Edible: Flower ?
Viola inconspicua
Chinese violet
Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea
Viola japonica
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Viola keiskei
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola labradorica
Labrador violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola langsdorffii
Alaska violet, Aleutian Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola mandshurica
Manchurian violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Viola mirabilis
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola nephrophylla
Northern bog violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Viola nuttallii
Nuttall's violet, Yellow prairie violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Tea
Viola obliqua
Marsh blue violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola obtusa
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola odorata
Sweet violets, English Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea
Viola palmata
Wood violet, Palmate violet, Wild okra
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola papilionacea
Common Blue Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola patrinii
China violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea
Viola pedata
Bird's foot violet, Pansy violet, Wild okra
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Leaves - tea
Viola pedatifida
Viola pedunculata
Grass pansy, California Golden Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola pilosa
Edible: Flowers - tea, Leaves
Viola pinnata
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola prionantha
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula
Yellow violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Viola purpurea
Western mountain violet, Goosefoot violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Viola reichenbachiana
Chin Ts'Ai, Early Dog-violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola riviniana
Wood violet, Common violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola sempervirens
Redwood violet, Evergreen violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola sororia
Woolly blue violet, Sister violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola striata
Pale violet
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Viola suavis
Russian violet
Edible: Flowers ?, Nectar ?
Viola tokubuchiana
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola tricolor
Heartsease, Garden pansy, Johnny jump-up, Love-in-idleness
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable
Viola vaginata
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root
Viola variegata
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola verecunda
North China violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Viola violacea
Edible: Leaves, Flower buds.
Viola x wittrockiana
Pansy, Wittrock's Violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Flowers - tea
Viola yezoensis
Chinese violet
Edible: Flowers, Leaves