While running in Morton Grove's Linne Woods Sunday afternoon, I came across Illinois' state flower, the blue violet. I don't know how it was chosen, but the flower occurs in every one of Illinois' 102 counties.
Hungry? The young leaves and flowers of this violet are edible.
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