Viola elegantula

Schott

Lijepa ljubicica

ViolaceaeFlowers
Viola elegantula
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Viola elegantula
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Viola elegantula
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flowers

The flowers are used for flavouring and in drinks.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Balkans, Bosnia, Europe,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A temperate herb in the Violaceae family.

References (1)
  • Redzic, S. J., 2006, Wild Edible Plants and their Traditional Use in the Human Nutrition in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45:189-232

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