species 10,919 observations
Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
Field notes
Supports All
91
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Great Spangled Fritillary, Beggar Moth, Atlantis Fritillary, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Violet Miner
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza violivora, Violet Leafmining Sawfly, Prodiplosis violicola
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ground Weevil, Ruffed Grouse, Brown Bear, Brassica Leaf Miner
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Exoprosopa fasciata, Greater Bee Fly, Carlin's Mining Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
74
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Habit
- Horizontal Prostrate Spreading
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.