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Special Value to Bumble Bees
Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of bumble bees. This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Penstemon pallidus | Pale Penstemon Pale Beardtongue | |
| Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed | |
| Pieris floribunda | Mountain Fetterbush Mountain Andromeda | |
| Polemonium reptans | Greek Valerian Jacob's Ladder | |
| Prunus americana | American Plum Wild Plum | |
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry Wild Black Cherry Rum Cherry | |
| Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata | Lanceleaf Selfheal Self-heal | |
| Psorothamnus fremontii | Fremont's Dalea Fremont Indigo-bush | |
| Psorothamnus fremontii var. fremontii | Fremont's Dalea Fremont Indigo Bush | |
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lemon Scurfpea | |
| Psorothamnus schottii | Schott's Dalea | |
| Psorothamnus scoparius | Broom Dalea Broom Smokebush Broom Pea | |
| Psorothamnus spinosus | Smoketree Smokethorn Smoke Tree Indigobush Smokethorn Dalea Corona De Cristo | |
| Psoralidium tenuiflorum | Slimflower Scurfpea Scurfy Pea | |
| Pycnanthemum albescens | Whiteleaf Mountain Mint | |
| Pycnanthemum incanum | Hoary Mountain Mint Silverleaf Mountain Mint | |
| Pycnanthemum muticum | Clustered Mountainmint | |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf Mountain Mint Slender Mountain Mint Common Horsemint | |
| Pycnanthemum torrei | Torrey's Mountainmint | |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint | |
| Rhododendron albiflorum | Cascade Azalea White Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron alabamense | Alabama Azalea | |
| Rhododendron arborescens | Smooth Azalea Sweet Azalea | |
| Rhododendron atlanticum | Dwarf Azalea Coastal Azalea | |
| Rhododendron austrinum | Orange Azalea Florida Azalea Yellow Azalea | |
| Rhododendron carolinianum | Carolina Azalea Carolina Rhododendron Carolina Laurel | |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea | |
| Rhododendron canadense | Rhodora | |
| Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | Catawba Rosebay Purple Rhododendron Red Laurel Catawba Rhododendron Mountain Rosebay | |
| Rhododendron chapmanii | Chapman's Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron flammeum | Piedmont Azalea Oconee Azalea | |
| Rhododendron lapponicum | Lapland Rosebay Lapland Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron lapponicum var. lapponicum | Lapland Rosebay | |
| Rhododendron macrophyllum | Pacific Rhododendron California Rhododendron California Rosebay Red Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron maximum | Great Laurel Wild Rhododendron Rosebay Rhododendron White Laurel Rosebay | |
| Rhododendron minus | Piedmont Rhododendron Dwarf Rhododendron Carolina Laurel | |
| Rhododendron oblongifolium | Texas Azalea | |
| Rhododendron occidentale | Western Azalea | |
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | Pink Azalea Pinxterbloom Azalea Pinxterflower | |
| Rhododendron prinophyllum | Early Azalea Roseshell Azalea Woolly Azalea | |
| Rhododendron prunifolium | Plumleaf Azalea | |
| Rhododendron vaseyi | Pinkshell Azalea Pink-shell Azalea | |
| Rhododendron viscosum | Swamp Azalea Clammy Azalea Cory Azalea Hammock Sweet Azalea | |
| Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose Wild Rose | |
| Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | Prickly Rose | |
| Rosa arkansana | Prairie Rose Arkansas Rose | |
| Rosa arkansana var. suffulta | Prairie Rose Sunshine Rose | |
| Rosa blanda | Smooth Rose Early Wild Rose | |
| Rosa blanda var. blanda | Smooth Rose | |
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