Wildlife & Flora
Yellow Wood Violet
Yellow Wood Violet (Viola biflora) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Timang, Kurung, Thanchok.

- Scientific name
- Viola biflora
- Local name
- Ghatteghaans
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
These shrubs grow in alpine meadows, forest margins and rocky crevices. Flowers and leaves are edible. The plant is broad and its leaves are heart- shaped. This plant is used in make fragrant tea and thick soup. The entire plant is used to heal wounds and fractured bones. It is bitter and sweet in taste. One advice of caution would be to not eat this flower in large quantity at one go because it can cause diarrhea.






























































































