VIOLACEAE The Violet Family

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VIOLACEAEThe Violet Family
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VIOLACEAE

• shrubs or herbs
• 16 genera and 800 species
• The leaves are alternate or rarely opposite, and
  are simple
• flowers are bisexual

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VIOLACEAE FLOWERS

• perianth is differentiated into 5 distinct or
  nearly distinct imbricate sepals and 5 imbricate
  petals
• androecium consists of 5, nearly sessile,
  distinct or connate stamens with anthers that are
  weakly coherent around the gynoecium
• gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of
  3-5 carpels, a single style, and a superior ovary
• The fruit is a capsule or berry.

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Viola renifolia. Kidney-leaved violet

• Life Cycle Perennial
• Height 1 to 4 inches
• Flower/fruit White flowers  
• Foliage Broad heart-shaped leaves does not
  produce runners
• Site Cool woods

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Viola renifolia Distribution
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Viola adunca. Dog violet

• Prefers a cool moist well-drained soil
• Perennial growing to 0.1m.
• leaves are spade- or heart-shaped, sometimes with
  broadly wavy margins
• five purple petals, the lower three with white
  bases and purple veining. The upper two petals
  may have hooked spurs at their tips
• Edible Parts Flowers Leaves.
• Edible Uses Tea.
• A blue dye can be obtained from the flowers

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• http//www.botany.hawaii.edu/Faculty/Carr/viol.htm
  
• http//www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsh
  eets/wildflowers/viola_renifolia.html
• http//www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Violaadun
  ca