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Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
Viola canadensis is a flowering plant in the Violaceae family. It is commonly known as Canadian white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, or white violet. It is widespread across much of Canada and the United States, from Alaska to Newfoundland, south as far as Georgia and Arizona. It is a perennial herb and the Latin-specific epithet canadensis means of Canada.
Viola canadensis bears white blooms with yellow bases and sometimes streaks of purple. The petals are purple-tinged on the backside. The leaves are heart-shaped, with coarse, rounded teeth.
From the article Viola canadensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
The leaves and blossoms are edible. The latter can be used to make jelly. The South Ojibwa use a decoction of the root for pains near the bladder.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Viola canadensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 70010.