Horned Violet (Viola cornuta)

Family: Violaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked. When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra. Flowers - raw. A tea can be made from the leaves. — Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked.; When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra.; A tea can be made from the leaves.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain pastures. (Zone 6)