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  6. Violets and Allies
  7. Violets
  8. Eastern American Blue Violets
  9. Arrowleaf Violet

species 4,350 observations

Arrowleaf Violet

Viola sagittata

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

Field notes

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83 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Variegated Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Beggar Moth, Atlantis Fritillary 7
  • 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 Checkered White, Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Noble Scoliid Wasp, Zethus spinipes 66

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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