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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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , VioletBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AK , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VAWeb 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 PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×esculenta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×esculenta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus