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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nances, Willows, and Allies
  6. Violets and Allies
  7. Violets
  8. Eastern American Blue Violets
  9. Lovell's Violet

species 186 observations

Lovell's Violet

Viola lovelliana

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

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41 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Beggar Moth, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth, Orange Beggar 3
  • 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 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Vesper Sparrow 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Bufflehead Mason Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Confusing Furrow Bee, Falcate Orangetip 33

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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