Marsh Violet

Viola palustris L. - Violet family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple

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

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Marsh Violet: Speyeria cybele, Speyeria mormonia

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (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.