Violaceae Viola sp.

Blue 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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Scientific name: Viola sp.
Common names: Blue 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: 2255 id: 43313

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