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Identified by beekeepers and pollination biologists as an important pollen or nectar source (honey plant) for honey 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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| Asclepias viridis | Green antelopehorn Green milkweed | |
| Catalpa bignonioides | Southern catalpa Cigar tree Indian bean | |
| Catalpa speciosa | Northern catalpa Catawba tree Cigar tree Indian bean | |
| Ceanothus griseus | Carmel ceanothus Carmel creeper Yankee Point ceanothus | |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common buttonbush Buttonbush Button willow | |
| Ceanothus purpureus | Hollyleaf ceanothus | |
| Ceanothus tomentosus | Woolyleaf ceanothus Woolly-leaf mountain lilac Ramona lilac | |
| Chamerion angustifolium | Fireweed Willow herb | |
| Chamerion latifolium | Broad-leaf fireweed Dwarf fireweed | |
| Clethra alnifolia | Coastal sweet pepperbush Clethra Summer sweet | |
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