Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca Sm.

Violet family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
14 inches
Flower Color
White, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

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