Viola striata

Viola striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. striata
Binomial name
	Viola striata; Aiton

Viola striata is a species of violet known by the common names striped cream violet[1] and creamy violet. It is native to eastern North America, with its distribution being centered in interior areas away from the Coastal Plain.[2] Its preferred habitat is mesic forests. It is a small, caulescent, perennial herb that has purple-striped white flowers in the spring.[3]

The leaves and blossoms are edible; the latter can be used to make jelly.[4]

References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Viola striata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
"Viola striata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Viola striata at Illinois Wildflowers
Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009) [1982]. Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Viola striata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[2] "Viola striata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[3] Viola striata at Illinois Wildflowers

[4] Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009) [1982]. Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414.