Violaceae Viola blanda Willd.
Sweet White Violet
Cherokee - Food, Vegetable
Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 60
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Viola blanda Willd.
Scientific name: Viola blanda Willd.
USDA symbol: VIBLB (
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Common names: Sweet White Violet
Family: Violaceae
Family (APG): Violaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves and stems mixed with other greens, parboiled, rinsed and fried with grease & salt until soft.
RECRD: 2253 id: 43261