Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca Sm. - Violet family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 14 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Purple

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Hookedspur Violet: Clossiana eunomia, Clossiana titania, Speyeria atlantis, Speyeria cybele, Speyeria edwardsii, Speyeria egleis, Speyeria hydaspe, Speyeria mormonia, Speyeria zerene, Speyeria zerene hippolyta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.