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    Viola sororia - Wikipedia

    Viola sororia , known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet. This perennial plant is … See more

    Viola sororia is a short-stemmed, herbaceous perennial plant that grows in well-drained and shady habitats. This 15–25 centimeters (6–10 in) wide violet has glossy, heart-shaped leaves and are topped with purple … See more

    Viola sororia is found primarily in forests and is interfertile, meaning it is likely and able to breed with other closely related Viola species. The … See more

    Viola sororia is known as a wild violet that may be hard to control due to its sometime weedy nature. Halauxifen-methyl has shown promising … See more

    Viola sororia leaves and flowers are edible in moderation and also safe to plant around pets. See more

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    Hairless common blue violets with purple flowers and bearded spurred petals have been variously called Viola sororia, Viola affinis, and Viola pratincola. In the Chicago region, this hairless form is most frequently found in weedy areas such as old fields and … See more

    Fritillary butterfly caterpillars, such as the great spangled fritillary and variegated fritillary, are dependent on these and other plants in genus Viola. The plants serve as food for wild turkeys, … See more

    Beyond its use as a common lawn and garden plant, Viola sororia has historically been used for food and for medicine. The flowers and leaves are edible, and some sources suggest the … See more

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  2. Viola sororia - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant …

    Common blue violet is a rhizomatous clumping annual in the Violaceae (violet) family native to eastern and central North America. It grows 6 to 10 inches in height and width, and is found in woods, thickets, and along streambeds, …

  3. Viola sororia - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden

  4. Viola sororia Common Blue Violet - Prairie Moon Nursery

    Also called Viola papilionacea, common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, wood violet, and the lesbian flower, this violet is a very common plant found in a wide range of habitats. It also happens to be the …

  5. Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet) - Gardenia

    Native to eastern and central North America, Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet) is a stemless, low-growing perennial with glossy, heart-shaped leaves topped with attractive, large blue-violet flowers with conspicuous white throats. Each …

  6. Viola sororia — woolly blue violet - Go Botany

    Viola nephrophylla × Viola sororia → Viola ×‌napae House is a very rare violet hybrid known from VT. It is a sparsely pubescent plant with broad- ovate leaf blades and cleistogamous peduncles variably prostrate to ascending.

  7. Common blue violet (Viola sororia): how to forage

    The Common blue violet (Viola sororia) is a widespread wildflower of central and eastern North America, familiar not only on lush forest floors and glades but also in suburban lawns, city parks, busy roadsides, sidewalk cracks and overgrown …

  8. Common Violet, Woolly Violet (Viola sororia)

    This violet species is native to a large region of central and eastern North America. The heart-shaped foliage grows from a rhizome, and plants spreads mainly by seed since this species isn’t stoloniferous like some other Viola …

  9. A Homebody's Guide to Common Blue Violets

    Viola sororia prefers moist, shaded soil and grows wild in swamps, thickets, and damp woodlands. Although it will grow in clay, it thrives in moist, loamy ground and can become invasive.

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