{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Viola striata.jpg |genus = Viola (plant) |species = striata |authority = Aiton }}
'''''Viola striata''''' is a species of violet known by the common names '''striped cream violet'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=VIST3|taxon=Viola striata|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref> and '''creamy violet'''. It is native to eastern North America, with its distribution being centered in interior areas away from the coastal plain.<ref>{{BONAP|ref|genus=Viola|species=striata|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> Its preferred habitat is mesic forests. It is a small, caulescent, perennial herb that has purple-striped white flowers in the spring.<ref>[http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/wh_violet.htm ''Viola striata'' at Illinois Wildflowers]</ref>
The leaves and blossoms are edible; the latter can be used to make jelly.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Elias|first1=Thomas S.|title=Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods|last2=Dykeman|first2=Peter A.|publisher=Sterling|year=2009|isbn=978-1-4027-6715-9|location=New York|pages=96|oclc=244766414|orig-year=1982}}</ref>
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striata Category:Edible plants