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