Viola hirsutula

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Southern wood violet

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flower ?

The flowers are reportedly edible.

It is a temperate plant.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

A small herbaceous violet in the Violaceae family found in temperate regions, belonging to a diverse genus of approximately 500 species.

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Viola hirsutula, common name southern woodland violet, is a perennial species of violet found in the eastern United States.

There are about 500 Viola species.

References (2)

Elias, T.S. & Dykeman P.A., 1990, Edible Wild Plants. A North American Field guide. Sterling, New York p 116
Rhodora 9:98. 1907