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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nances, Willows, and Allies
  6. Violets and Allies
  7. Violets
  8. Eastern American Blue Violets
  9. New England Violet

species 71 observations

New England Violet

Viola novae-angliae

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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47 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Beggar Moth, Atlantis Fritillary, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth, Meadow Fritillary 4
  • 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 Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Vesper Sparrow, Brassica Leaf Miner 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Mustard White, Bufflehead Mason Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee 37

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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