| Number |
Thumbnail |
Caption |
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| 6 |
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Common violet
Central Park, Mar 19, 2000 |
| 16 |
 |
Young violet
Crestwood Riverside, Westchester, Apr 14, 2001 |
| 17 |
 |
Common blue violet. Can eat leaves and flowers. Root is poisonous.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001 |
| 18 |
 |
Blue violet flower
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001 |
| 20 |
 |
Common Violet.
Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
| 21 |
 |
Violets. Can eat flowers and leaves. Good now. Too bitter in June. Root inedible. It will make you vomit.
Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
| 22 |
 |
White violets. Tastes the same as blues, but not as common.
Central Park, May 08, 2005 |
| 7 |
 |
Violets
Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000 |
| 8 |
 |
Common blue violet. Tastes like lettuce.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000 |
| 23 |
 |
Violets
Central Park, May 30, 2005 |
| 9 |
 |
Common blue violet. Like lettuce. Getting to the end of the season. Now only small leaves in the shade are good.
Central Park, Jun 10, 2000 |
| 10 |
 |
Common violet. Has been mowed so there is new growth which is edible now. Usually only edible in the spring.
Central Park, Jul 02, 2000 |
| 11 |
 |
Common violet. Now too tough to eat.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 09, 2000 |
| 12 |
 |
Common violet closeup. New small leaves edible. Root poisonous.
Central Park, Jul 29, 2000 |
| 19 |
 |
Violets. Out of season.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001 |
| 13 |
 |
Common blue violet.
Central Park, Aug 20, 2000 |
| 14 |
 |
Violets
Central Park, Nov 19, 2000 |
| 15 |
 |
Violet seed pod. Not edible.
Central Park, Nov 19, 2000 |
| 1 |
 |
Common Blue Violet. Note flower and different bud (which has the seeds).
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999 |
| 2 |
 |
Common Blue Violet
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999 |
| 3 |
 |
Common Blue Violet. I broke open a bud to show the seeds.
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999 |
| 4 |
 |
Common Blue Violet
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999 |
| 5 |
 |
Common Blue Violet
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Nov 28, 1999 |