Viola rafinesquei - Uses, Benefits & Care
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Status:
valid
Authors:
Greene
Source:
tro
Year:
1899
Citation Micro:
Pittonia 4: 9 (1899)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001144868
Common Names
- Viola rafinesquei
- Rafinesquei Viola
- Viola Rafinesque
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Viola rafinesquei (also called Rafinesque's Violet, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the eastern United States. It has heart-shaped leaves and small, pale blue to white flowers. It typically grows in moist, shady woodlands and along streams and rivers.
Uses & Benefits
Viola rafinesquei is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating skin diseases and as a diuretic.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Viola rafinesquei has white flowers with yellow centers. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of leaves.
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Viola rafinesquei is native to the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.
Species in the Viola genus
Species in the Violaceae family
Agatea lecointei, Agatea longipedicellata, Agatea macrobotrys, Agatea pancheri, Agatea rufotomentosa, Agatea schlechteri, Agatea veillonii, Agatea violaris, Allexis batangae, Allexis cauliflora, Allexis obanensis, Allexis zygomorpha, Amphirrhox grandifolia, Amphirrhox longifolia, Anchietea exalata, Anchietea frangulifolia, Anchietea peruviana, Anchietea pyrifolia, Anchietea raimondii, Anchietea selloviana, Anchietea suma, Anchietea ferrucciae, Anchietea ballardii, Calyptrion arboreum, Calyptrion carthagenense, Calyptrion pubescens, Calyptrion volubile, Decorsella paradoxa, Fusispermum laxiflorum, Fusispermum minutiflorum, Fusispermum rubrolignosum, Hybanthopsis bahiensis, Hybanthus albus, Hybanthus austrocaledonicus, Hybanthus caledonicus, Hybanthus cymulosus, Hybanthus debilissimus, Hybanthus domingensis, Hybanthus durus, Hybanthus epacroides, Hybanthus galeottii, Hybanthus graminifolius, Hybanthus havanensis, Hybanthus heterosepalus, Hybanthus leptopus, Hybanthus leucanthus, Hybanthus micranthus, Hybanthus mossamedensis, Hybanthus paraguariensis, Hybanthus parviflorus,
References
Edward Lee Greene (1843-1915): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Greene' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266911-2: Based on the initial data import