Uses
Edible uses
Notes
Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked
[1]. When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra
[2][3].
Flowers and buds - raw[2].
A tea can be made from the leaves
[2].
Material uses
Plants can be grown as a ground cover when spaced about 30cm apart each way
[4].
There are no material uses listed for Viola riviniana.
There are no medicinal uses listed for Viola riviniana.
Ecology
Ecosystem niche/layer
Soil surface
Ecological Functions
Forage
Nothing listed.
Shelter
Nothing listed.
Propagation
Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. Sow stored seed in early spring in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer.
Division in the autumn or just after flowering. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions, though we have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring.
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Cultivation
Prefers a cool moist well-drained humus-rich soil in partial or dappled shade and protection from scorching winds. Tolerates sandstone and limestone soils but becomes chlorotic if the pH is too high. Prefers a pH between 6 and 6.5.
A good butterfly plant[5].
The plant flowers mainly during April to June but also produces cleistogomous flowers during the summer. These flowers do not open but fertilize themselves and produce viable seed.
All members of this genus have more or less edible leaves and flower buds, though those species with yellow flowers can cause diarrhoea if eaten in large quantities
[6][2][3].
Crops
Problems, pests & diseases
Associations & Interactions
There are no interactions listed for Viola riviniana. Do you know of an interaction that should be listed here? edit this page to add it.
Polycultures & Guilds
There are no polycultures listed which include Viola riviniana.
Descendants
Cultivars
Varieties
None listed.
Subspecies
None listed.
Full Data
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Taxonomy
Binomial name
Viola riviniana
Imported References
Material uses & Functions
Uses
Material uses
None listed.
Medicinal uses
None listed.
Ecosystems
Native Climate Zones
None listed.
Adapted Climate Zones
None listed.
Native Geographical Range
None listed.
Native Environment
None listed.
Root Zone Tendancy
None listed.
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References
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? 1.01.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)
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? 2.02.12.22.32.4 Harrington. H. D. Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains. University of New Mexico Press ISBN 0-8623-0343-9 (1967-00-00)
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? 3.03.13.2 McPherson. A. and S. Wild Food Plants of Indiana. Indiana University Press ISBN 0-253-28925-4 (1977-00-00)
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? 4.04.1 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (1990-00-00)
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? Baines. C. Making a Wildlife Garden. ()
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? Elias. T. and Dykeman. P. A Field Guide to N. American Edible Wild Plants. Van Nostrand Reinhold ISBN 0442222009 (1982-00-00)
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? Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press (1962-00-00)
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? Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
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