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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
This is a new version of the Plant Finder currently under development.

Find Plants:

Bird's Foot Violet
Viola pedata

Type:
Herb
Light Exposure:
Full Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
Height:
3 to 6 inches
Project:
Raingarden, Restoration
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
Low to Moderate
Salt Tolerance:
Medium
Stress Tolerance:
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Herbivore Sensitivity:
Low to Medium
Behavior (Rate of Spread):
1
Pollinator Value:
Very High
Benefit to Pollinators:
Adult Food, Larval Food
Pollinators:
Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Butterfly), Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
Counties:
Anoka, Dakota, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Mower, Olmsted, Ramsey, Rice, Sherburne, Wabasha, Washington, Winona

Notes/Description:

Found in southeast and east-central Minnesota, Bird's Foot Violet has purple flowers with an orange center and prefers drier and sandy soils. It is a larval host plant for several butterfly species.

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