Canada White Violet is a species of flowering plant in the violet family. It is widespread across much of Canada and the United States, from Alaska to Newfoundland, and south as far as Georgia and Arizona. The latin name of this plant species refers to it's native range and region of discovery within North America.

There is currently no commercial application for Canada white violet.

Within the realm of natural and holistic medicine, Canada white violet is used to make a tea made from the roots which has been used in the treatment of pain in the bladder region. The roots and leaves have traditionally been used to induce vomiting, they have also been poulticed and applied to skin abrasions and boils.

Please note that MIROFOSS does not suggest in any way that plants should be used in place of proper medical and psychological care. This information is provided here as a reference only.

The young leaves and flower buds of Canada white violet can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves have a very mild flavour, when boiled as greens they are best mixed with other stronger tasting leaves. When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra. The leaves can also be used in tea.

Canada White Violet prefers to live in rich soils in deciduous woods and forests in the mountains. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid and neutral soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Canada White Violet is a perennial which grows 20cm to 60cm tall usually forming large colonies using underground stolons. The leaves are heart-shaped and alternate, 3cm to 10cm long. Flowers are white to pale violet with violet veins and a yellow throat. The flowers are 10mm to 25mm long with a sweet fragrance. Each flower contains five bilaterally symmetrical petals.

Plant Height	20cm to 60cm
Habitat	Moist Woods
Leaves	Cordate 3cm to 10cm long
Leaf Margin	Crenate
Leaf Venation	Palmate
Stems	Smooth stems
Flowering Season	April to June
Flower Type	Bilaterally Symmetrical
Flower Colour	White
Pollination	Bees, Insects
Flower Gender	Flowers are hermaphrodite and the plants are self-fertile
Fruit	Small capsule 8mm to 12mm long
USDA Zone	4A (-31°C to -34°C) cold weather limit

No known health risks have been associated with Canada White Violet. However ingestion of naturally occurring plants without proper identification is not recommended.

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Canada White Violet can be referenced in certain current and historical texts under the following two names: Creeping Root Violet White Violet Canada White Violet can be translated into the following select languages:
Arabic	كندا أبيض، البنفسج	Bulgarian	Канада Бяла виолетка	Chinese (Sim)	加拿大白色紫罗兰
Croatian	Kanada bijela ljubičasta	Czech	Kanada Bílá fialová	Danish
Dutch		Esperanto	Kanada Blanka Violo	Estonian	Kanada valge violetne
Finnish	Kanada Valkoinen Violetti	French	Violet blanc du Canada	German	Kanada Weiß Violett
Greek		Hebrew	קנדה ויולט לבן	Hungarian
Italian	Canada Violetta bianca	Japanese	カナダホワイトバイオレット	Korean	캐나다 화이트 바이올렛
Punjabi	ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵ੍ਹਾਈਟ ਵੈਂਟੀਲੇਟ	Lithuanian	Kanados balta violetinė	Norwegian
Persian	کانادا سفید بنفش	Polish		Portuguese	Violeta branca do Canadá
Romanian		Russian	Канада Белая фиалка	Slovak	Kanada Biela fialová
Spanish	Violeta blanca de Canadá	Swedish		Tagalog
Turkish	Kanada Beyaz Menekşe	Ukrainian	Канада Біла фіалка	Vietnamese

The information provided in this conservation assessment has been provided by the Natureserve Database in conjuction with various federal, provincial, state, county, district, regional, and municipal governments as well as public and private conservation authorities. Information in this section is accurate from the last time this article was updated.
	Canada White Violet is considered to be a secure native species in North America.

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January 01, 2018	The last time this page was updated
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