species 1,888 observations
Prostrate Blue Violet
Viola walteri
Field notes
Supports All
52
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Great Basin Fritillary, Beggar Moth, Waterlily Leafcutter Moth, Meadow Fritillary
5
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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
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Vesper Sparrow
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Greater Bee Fly
41
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Resists
- Heavy shade Wet soil
- Habit
- Creeping Horizontal Prostrate Spreading
- Plant type
- Wildflower Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.