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Common-dog-violet.   Viola-riviniana.   Violette-de-Rivinius.France
 

Perennial.

Height.    10- 20cm

Flowers.  Deep bluish-violet, not scented, spur rather stout, whitish or pale purple, often upcurved.

Flowering period.  April - Nov

Habitat.    Woodland margins, open woodland, hedgerows, pastures. Mainly calcareous soils.

Regions in France.   All.

Protection in  France.   None known.

Important food plant. The plant is an early nectar source for butterflies and bumblebees and is the larval host plant for a range of Fritillary butterflies, including the Small Pearl-Bordered, the Pearl-Bordered and the Silver-Washed Fritillaries.
 
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