Viola hederacea

Labillardierre

Native violet, Ivy-leaf Violet, Australian violet

ViolaceaeFlowers

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flowers

The flowers are sweet and edible, used in salads.

Where to Find It

It grows in temperate regions. It can grow in the subtropics. It needs well drained soil. It needs to grow in light shade. It can stand light frosts. It grows in woodland and dry forest. It grows up to 2100 m altitude in mountains in S Australia. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. Tasmania Herbarium. Arboretum Tasmania.

Asia, Australia*, China, Hawaii, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, SE Asia, Tasmania*, USA,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A low creeping plant. It grows 5-8 cm high. It spreads 1-2 m wide. It spreads by runners. These produce roots at the nodes. The leaves are like ivy. They are round to kidney shaped and dark green. They are scalloped along the edge. The flowers are purple and white violets and on long stems. The fruit are egg shaped.

How to Grow

Plants are usually grown by separating the plantlets. These develop along creeping stolons. They can be grown from seed. It can be grown by diving the clump.

Wikipedia

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Viola hederacea, the Australian violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Australia.

Notes

There are about 500 Viola species.

Names & Synonyms

Nila-pan

Erpetion hederaceum? Erpetion reniforme Sweet? Viola reniforme?

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