Top native violets
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woolly Blue Violet
Viola sororia
caterpillars
14
bees
1
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
54
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Prairie Violet
Viola pedatifida
caterpillars
9
bees
1
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
63
shelter
2
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Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
3
food
7
flowers
74
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Sagebrush Violet
Viola trinervata
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
21
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Labrador Violet
Viola labradorica
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
50
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Halberd-leaved Violet
Viola hastata
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
43
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California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
24
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Alaska Violet
Viola langsdorffii
food
2