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Accession Data:

Viola odorata L.

  • Common Name: Sweet Violet
  • Family: Violaceae Batsch.

  • Country of Origin: Europe, North Africa, western Asia
  • Habitat: temperate woodlands

  • Uses: The flowers are edible, with a strong unique fragrance, and are or were formerly used in confections, medicine and perfumes.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202500001
  • Source: Logee's
  • Provenance:
    Donation from Greg Anderson, material from Logee's Plants, received 2024
  • Accession Date: 01-05-2025
  • Bench: 2306 - Temperate Asia - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-20-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Violaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025

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data regenerated on Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:51:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Violaceae

  • Melicytus ramiflorus
  • Viola banksii
  • Viola delphiniifolia
  • Viola hederacea
  • Viola labradorica
  • Viola odorata
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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