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  9. Downy Yellow Violet

species 2,588 observations

Downy Yellow Violet

Viola pubescens

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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76 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Great Spangled Fritillary, Beggar Moth, Atlantis Fritillary, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Violet Miner 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Liriomyza violivora, Violet Leafmining Sawfly, Violet Sawfly, Prodiplosis violicola 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Vesper Sparrow, Ground Weevil 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Carlin's Mining Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee 61

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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