species 3,018 observations
Woolly Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Field notes
Supports All
78
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Great Spangled Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Atlantis Fritillary
14
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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, Violet Sawfly, Prodiplosis violicola
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, Vesper Sparrow, Ground Weevil
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Greater Bee Fly, Maine Blueberry Bee, Osmia conjuncta, Similar Mason Bee
54
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- High
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut Wet soil
- Habit
- Clumping
- Plant type
- Wildflower Edible Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.