Viola labradorica

Viola labradorica, commonly known as alpine violet,[2] American dog violet,[3] dog violet,[4] and Labrador violet,[3][5][6] is a perennial. It is native to Greenland, eastern Canada, and the eastern United States.[7] The plant sold as Viola labradorica by nurseries is Viola riviniana.[8]

Viola labradorica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. labradorica
Binomial name
Viola labradorica
Synonyms[1]
Viola labradorica growing in the Botanischer Garten at Krefeld

Uses

Culinary

Viola labradorica has edible leaves and flowers. The leaves are sometimes characterized as "wooly" and thus not as desirable for eating.[9]

Similar species

A purple-leaved form of the European dog-violet (Viola riviniana 'Purpurea Group'), is often sold by nurseries as Viola labradorica. The true Viola labradorica is almost never sold.[10]

Viola riviana is grown as a flowering groundcover in gardens and as a house plant. It can become naturalized, or even an invasive species, when planted near adjacent native plant habitats and natural-wildland ecosystems.

See also

References
  1. Viola labradorica was originally described and published in Denkschriften der Bayer. Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 2: 12. 1818
    "Name - Viola labradorica Schrank". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. "Viola labradorica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. "Viola labradorica (American dog violet, Labrador violet)". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
  4. Hilty, John (2016). "Dog Violet (Viola conspersa)". Illinois Wildflowers.
  5. "Viola labradorica". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  6. "Common names for American dog violet (Viola labradorica)" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  7. "Viola labradorica Schrank". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  8. Heritage Perennials: Viola labradorica
  9. Jacke, Toensmeier, Edible Forest Gardens Volume One
  10. Viola labradorica 'purpurea' = V. riviniana? (what's the story). Violet Forum. GardenWeb Forums.


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