What is Viola odorata?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Viola odorata'' | image = Viola odorata Garden 060402Aw.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Malpighiales]] | familia = [[Violaceae]] | genus = ''[[Viola (plant)|Viola]]'' | species = '''''V. odorata''''' | binomial = ''Viola odorata'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''Viola odorata''' is a [[species]] of [[violet (plant)|violets]] ([[genus]] ''Viola''). It is native to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The plant has also been introduced to [[North America]] and [[Australia]]. It is commonly known as '''Sweet Violet''', '''English Violet''', '''Common Violet''', or '''Garden Violet'''. The [[herb]] is known as Banafsa, Banafsha or Banaksa in [[India]]. In India, it is commonly used as remedy to cure sore [[throat]] and [[tonsilitis]]. {{Commons|Viola odorata}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Violets]]