Viola palustris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Violaceae)
Height: 5-15cm
Occasionally Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Rhizomatous, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - June
(Earliest: 9.4)
Biotopes: |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Wet Meadows |
Spruce Forest Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Anthocharis cardamines |
Araschnia levana |
Seed Dispersal: |
Projection |
Parasites: |
Septoria violae-palustris |
Galiomyza beckeri |
Herbivores: |
Several Nymphalidae |
Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Conistra erythrocephala Larva |
Diarsia mendica Larva |
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata Larva |
|
Ametastegia equiseti Larva |
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Larva |
Possible Sapivores: |
Mecomma ambulans |
Philaenus spumarius |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Marsh Violet
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