dog violet
Britishnoun
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Too much bracken inhibits the growth of the dog violet, the food source for the caterpillars.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
High Browns need a delicate combination of bracken and common dog violet.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wood sorrel, dog violet and celandine were already in flower beneath the twisted branches of mature oak and birch, thickly draped in mosses, ferns and epiphytic plants.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
"What pearl-bordered fritillary require is their caterpillars only feed on dog violet and - more than that - the dog violet has to be in a really warm microclimate," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021
The dog violet is usually of a lighter blue than the sweet-smelling species.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)
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