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Viola hirta
FamilyGenus: Violanative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Viola hirta is a native herbaceous plant in Great Britain that blooms from April to May. It favours dry, nutrient-poor, calcareous soils in partial shade.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
It is found in dry, calcareous soils under partially shaded conditions, where low disturbance levels allow it to persist as part of the native flora of Great Britain.
Annual cycle
The plant produces flowers between April and May.
Safety note
This plant is recorded as kid-safe, indicating no known toxicity risks for children.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Mai
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.073 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Viola hirta is a terrestrial, herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad leaves. Typically it stands about 7 centimetres tall, and its leaves average around 35 square centimetres in area. The diaspores weigh approximately 3 milligrams. It thrives in dry, nutrient-poor, calcareous or basic soils in partial shade, under conditions of low disturbance and moderate warmth. Flowering takes place from April to May. The species is native in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
28 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Pyrgus malvaeLasioglossum laevigatumGonepteryx rhamniBoloria seleneOsmia bicolorCallophrys rubiBombus pratorumAglais urticaeBombus vestalisOsmia aurulentaBombus hypnorumAndrena bicolorBombus lucorumAnthophora plumipesAnthocharis cardaminesBombus lapidariusPieris rapaeErebia aethiopsErynnis tagesPieris brassicaePieris napiLasioglossum fulvicorneBombus pascuorumBombus hortorumBombus terrestrisBombus monticolaBombus ssBombus soroeensis
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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