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Viola ×esculenta

Viola ×esculenta Elliott (pro sp.)

Salad Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s): Viola esculenta

USDA Symbol: VIES3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Hybrid progeny of Viola septemloba and V. triloba. (Webref: 27).

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Violet
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AK , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 6 - Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database] (2018) USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Viola �esculenta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Viola �esculenta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola �esculenta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-04
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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