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''Viola labradorica'', commonly known as alpine violet, American dog violet, dog violet or Labrador violet, is a
''Viola labradorica'', commonly known as alpine violet, American dog violet, dog violet or Labrador violet, is a perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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flowering plant. It is native to Greenland
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, eastern Canada
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, and the eastern United States
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. The plant sold as ''Viola labradorica'' by nurseries is ''Viola riviniana
''Viola riviniana'', the common dog-violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Eurasia and Africa. It is also called wood violet and dog violet. It inhabits woodland edges, grassland and shady hedge banks. It is f ...
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Uses
Culinary
''Viola labradorica'' has edible leaves and flowers. The leaves are sometimes characterized as "wooly" and thus not as desirable for eating.Jacke, Toensmeier, Edible Forest Gardens Volume OneSee also
* List of ''Viola'' speciesReferences
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* labradorica Plants described in 1818 Alpine flora Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of Subarctic America Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Western Canada Edible plants Garden plants of North America Groundcovers Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Violaceae-stub