Violet,
Common (Viola papilionaceae)
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Violet, Common (Viola papilionaceae)
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Violet, Common (Viola papilionaceae) - 02) This small patch of violets
gives us the opportunity to view the leaf and flower structure. Note that the
flowers rise on separate stems and not from a common stem with the leaves.
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Violet, Common (Viola papilionaceae) - 05) The flowers of the violet are
said to be high in vitamin C and have been used to make a colorful and nutritious garnish
on salads. It was also used for medicinal purposes by the early settlers, which we
presume they learned to do from the Native Americans.
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Violet, Common (Viola papilionaceae) - 06) We could not specifically
identify this smaller and lighter blue variety of the common violet. The flowers of
this variety also seem to be more numerous, and the two upper flower petals overlap more
than those of the larger variety in the earlier photos in this series.
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