Special Value to Honey Bees
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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Lythrum alatum | Winged Lythrum | |
Malus angustifolia | Southern Crabapple Narrowleaf Crabapple Wild Crabapple Southern Crab Narrowleaf Crab Wild Crab | |
Malus coronaria | Sweet Crabapple American Crab | |
Malus fusca | Oregon Crabapple Pacific Crabapple | |
Malus ioensis | Prairie Crabapple Iowa Crabapple Western Crabapple Prairie Crab Iowa Crab Western Crab | |
Malus ioensis var. texana | Texas Crabapple Blanco Crabapple | |
Monarda punctata | Spotted Beebalm Spotted Horsemint Horsemint | |
Monarda punctata var. lasiodonta | Spotted Beebalm | |
Monarda punctata var. villicaulis | Spotted Beebalm | |
Nyssa aquatica | Water Tupelo Blackgum Sourgum Cotton Gum Swamp Tupelo Water Gum | |
Nyssa ogeche | Ogeechee Tupelo Ogeechee Lime | |
Nyssa sylvatica | Tupelo Blackgum Black Tupelo Sourgum Pepperidge Tupelo Gum Beetlebung | |
Oligoneuron rigidum | Stiff Goldenrod Hard-leaf Goldenrod | |
Oligoneuron riddellii | Riddell's Goldenrod | |
Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum | Stiff Goldenrod | |
Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood Sorrel Tree | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Common Ninebark Atlantic Ninebark | |
Phacelia tanacetifolia | Lacy Phacelia Lacy Scorpion-weed | |
Prunus americana | American Plum Wild Plum | |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite Glandular Mesquite Algarroba | |
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa | Honey Mesquite | |
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana | Western Honey Mesquite Torrey Mesquite Western Mesquite | |
Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite American Screwbean Tornillo Screwbean Screwpod Mesquite Twisted Bean Fremont Screwbean | |
Prunus serotina | Black Cherry Wild Black Cherry Rum Cherry | |
Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite | |
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 | |
Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac Aromatic Sumac Lemon Sumac Polecat Bush | |
Rhus aromatica var. serotina | Fragrant Sumac | |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac Shining Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Mountain Sumac Dwarf Sumac Wing-rib Sumac Black Sumac Upland Sumac | |
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | |
Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima | Downy Fragrant Sumac Downy Aromatic Sumac Pubescent Skunkbush Sumac | |
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac Velvet Sumac | |
Robinia hispida | Bristly Locust Standing Sweet Pea | |
Robinia neomexicana | New Mexico Locust Southwestern Locust Hojalito | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | |
Robinia viscosa | Clammy Locust | |
Rubus allegheniensis | Allegheny Blackberry | |
Rubus deliciosus | Delicious Raspberry Rocky Mountain Raspberry | |
Rubus idaeus | American Red Raspberry Wild Red Raspberry Red Raspberry | |
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus | Grayleaf Red Raspberry Red Raspberry | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Green-headed Coneflower Greenhead Coneflower Cutleaf Coneflower Wild Goldenglow Sochan | |
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Cutleaf Coneflower | |
Rubus occidentalis | Black Raspberry Thimbleberry | |
Rubus odoratus | Purple-flowering Raspberry Thimbleberry | |
Rubus parviflorus | Western Thimbleberry Thimbleberry | |
Salix amygdaloides | Peachleaf Willow Peach-leaf Willow Almond-leaf Willow Almond Willow Peach Willow Southwestern Peach Willow Wright Willow Wright Peachleaf Willow | |
Salix bebbiana | Bebb Willow Gray Willow Long-beaked Willow | |
Salix discolor | Pussy Willow Glaucous Willow | |
Salix hookeriana | Dune Willow Hooker Willow | |
Salix nigra | Black Willow Gulf Black Willow Swamp Willow Sauz | |
Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow Mackenzie Willow | |
Salix sericea | Silky Willow | |
Scrophularia californica | California Figwort | |
Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant Indian Cup | |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Canada Goldenrod | |
Solidago arguta var. boottii | Boott's Goldenrod | |
Solidago ×asperula | Goldenrod | |
Solidago bicolor | White Goldenrod Silverrod | |
Solidago caesia | Wreath Goldenrod Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Bluestem Goldenrod | |
Solidago californica | California Goldenrod Northern California Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod Canadian Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Giant Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis var. gilvocanescens | Shorthair Goldenrod | |
Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa | Salebrosa Goldenrod | |
Solidago cutleri | Cutler's Alpine Goldenrod | |
Solidago erecta | Showy Goldenrod | |
Solidago fistulosa | Pine Barren Goldenrod Hollow Goldenrod | |
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod Broadleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod Smooth Goldenrod Tall Goldenrod Late Goldenrod Early Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida var. hispida | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago hispida var. tonsa | Hairy Goldenrod | |
Solidago juncea | Early Goldenrod Plume Goldenrod | |
Solidago juliae | Julia's Goldenrod | |
Solidago latissimifolia | Elliott's Goldenrod | |
Solidago macrophylla | Largeleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod Prairie Goldenrod Missouri Basin Goldenrod | |
Solidago mollis | Velvety Goldenrod Velvet Goldenrod Soft Goldenrod | |
Solidago multiradiata | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod Northern Goldenrod Alpine Goldenrod | |
Solidago multiradiata var. multiradiata | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod Prairie Goldenrod Oldfield Goldenrod Grayleaf Goldenrod Gray-leaved Goldenrod Dyersweed Goldenrod Dwarf Goldenrod Field Goldenrod | |
Solidago nemoralis var. longipetiolata | Gray Goldenrod | |
Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod | |
Solidago odora | Anisescented Goldenrod Anise-scented Goldenrod Sweet Goldenrod | |
Solidago odora var. odora | Anisescented Goldenrod | |
Solidago patula | Roundleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago petiolaris | Downy Ragged Goldenrod Downy Goldenrod | |
Solidago pinetorum | Small's Goldenrod Early Goldenrod | |
Solidago puberula | Downy Goldenrod | |
Solidago puberula var. puberula | Downy Goldenrod | |
Solidago radula | Western Rough Goldenrod | |
Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Rough-leaved Goldenrod Roughleaf Goldenrod Rough-stemmed Goldenrod Roughstem Goldenrod | |
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago rugosa var. villosa | Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | |
Solidago sciaphila | Shadowy Goldenrod | |
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