Violet Amazing

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Amazing violet (lat. Viola mirabilis) - a herbaceous low-growing perennial plant of the genus Violet (lat. Viola), belonging to the Violet family (lat. Violaceae). A sort of natural pretty "matryoshka" from the word "violet". The specific epithet "mirabilis" ("amazing") very well demonstrates the plant's abilities, which can be endlessly admired and surprised. The plant is not devoid of healing abilities used by traditional medicine.

What's in your name

Although the Latin word "Viola" has several meanings, suppose that the name of the genus of undersized fragrant plants got it for the purple color, which is most often painted on the flower petals of these plants. Indeed, in translation from Italian, which is the closest to the Latin language, the word "viola" means "purple". Although nature does not skimp on exceptions to the general order, and therefore other colors of delicate petals occur in plants of this genus.

The specific epithet "mirabilis", which is often found in the names of other plants, means "amazing", which is not at all surprising, since the plant world is full of mysteries and delightful discoveries for an inquisitive person.

Description

Since a person rarely looks into the soil, Violet begins to amaze from the first appearance of its aerial parts. A person notices that a compact, undersized plant is actually devoid of stems. From a thick underground rhizome, completely autonomous petiole leaves immediately appear, forming a dense basal rosette, and peduncles with single flowers. Although there are subspecies with pronounced branched stems, on which sessile or short-petiolate leaves are located, and the inflorescences are born from the axils of these leaves.

If you look into the soil, you will find a woody intricate rhizome, on the surface of which, interspersed with black loose lumps of earth, rusty-brown scales and buds of future plants are visible. The healing abilities of the roots of the Violet are amazingly used by traditional medicine.

Relatively large leaves of Violet amazing, having a broad-ovoid or heart-shaped shape, speckled with a network of thin veins, covered with light short pubescence or bare, are very decorative. In addition, the leaves have medicinal properties.

Single flowers are wary of appearing in the world in early spring (April to June). First, sterile flowers appear in the role of scouts, who seem to want to make sure that everything is calm in nature and that bisexual flowers responsible for the continuation of the genus can also go out into the light of day. Since sterile flowers do not bear such a burden of responsibility, they are more frivolous and show the world their crafty faces, drawn by skillful nature on five wide-open petals of unequal size. In contrast, bisexual flowers are inconspicuous, smaller and more like flower buds than flowers. This "injustice" is based on the cleistogamous nature of fruit flowers, that is, their ability to pollinate in a closed form, without prying eyes. Such are they shy and cautious children of the plant world.

The culmination of the growing season is the capsule fruit. It has 3 edge-folds, which, when the seeds are fully ripe, open with such energy that the seeds are scattered a decent distance from the mother plant.

Healing abilities

Although Viola tricolor is often referred to as a healer, nature has not spared the medicinal properties of the leaves and roots of the Violet.

Folk healers treat tumors with the amazing violet leaves, and drugs from the roots of the plant help to reduce body temperature, expel colds viruses from it, and act as a laxative.

When self-medication with Violet amazing, you should remember about the toxicity of the plant and the observance of doses.