Viola labradorica
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| Viola labradorica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. labradorica |
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| Viola labradorica Schrank [1] |
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Viola labradorica (Labrador Violet, Alpine Violet) is a perennial native to Greenland, eastern Canada, and the United States. The plant sold as Viola labradorica by nurseries is Viola riviniana.
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[edit] Uses
[edit] Culinary
Viola labradorica has edible leaves and flowers. The leaves are sometimes characterized as "wooly" and thus not as desirable for eating.[3]
[edit] 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.[4]
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.
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- ^ Viola labradorica was originally described and published in Denkschriften der Bayer. Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 2: 12. 1818 "Name - Viola labradorica Schrank". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33800415. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Name - Viola labradorica Schrank synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33800415?tab=synonyms. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Jacke, Toensmeier, Edible Forest Gardens Volume One
- ^ Viola labradorica 'purpurea' = V. riviniana? (what's the story). Violet Forum. GardenWeb Forums.
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- Viola
- Plants described in 1818
- Alpine flora
- Arctic flora
- Flora of Greenland
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labrador
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Flora of the Eastern United States
- Flora of Michigan
- Invasive plant species
- Invasive plant species in California
- Edible plants
- Garden plants of North America
- Groundcovers
- Flowers
- House plants
- Flora of New Jersey
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