Special Value to Native Bees
Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native 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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Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear Long-spined Prickly Pear Black Spine Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus Purple-fruited Prickly Pear Brown-spined Prickly Pear New Mexico Prickly Pear Desert Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia polyacantha | Plains Prickly Pear Hair-spine Prickly Pear Nopal Peludito | |
Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea | Grizzlybear Pricklypear Oldman Cactus Grizzly Prickly Pear Hedgehog Prickly Pear Mohave Prickly Pear Grizzly Bear Pricklypear | |
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Hairspine Pricklypear Utah Grizzlybear Pricklypear | |
Opuntia rufida | Blind Pricklypear Blind Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia santa-rita | Santa Rita Prickly Pear Purple Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia ×spinosibacca | Spiny Fruit Prickly Pear Prickly Pear | |
Opuntia strigil | Marblefruit Pricklypear Marblefruit Prickly Pear | |
Penstemon albidus | White Penstemon White Beardtongue Red-line Penstemon Red-line Beardtongue | |
Penstemon alluviorum | Lowland Penstemon Lowland Beardtongue | |
Penstemon ambiguus | Pink Plains Penstemon Pink Plains Beardtongue Gilia Penstemon Gilia Beardtongue Sand Penstemon Sand Beardtongue | |
Penstemon anguineus | Siskiyou Penstemon Siskiyou Beardtongue | |
Penstemon angustifolius | Broadbeard Penstemon Broadbeard Beardtongue Whorled Penstemon Whorled Beardtongue | |
Penstemon arkansanus | Arkansas Penstemon Arkansas Beardtongue | |
Penstemon australis | Eustis Lake Penstemon Eustis Lake Beardtongue Slender Penstemon Slender Beardtongue | |
Penstemon azureus | Azure Penstemon Azure Beardtongue Sky-blue Penstemon Sky-blue Beardtongue | |
Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon Rock Beardtongue Cut-leaf Penstemon Cut-leaf Beardtongue Baccharis-leaf Penstemon Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon barbatus | Scarlet Bugler Beard-lip Penstemon Beard-lip Beardtongue Red Penstemon Red Beardtongue Goldenbeard Penstemon Goldenbeard Beardtongue Saint Joseph's Staff Varita De San Jose | |
Penstemon barrettiae | Barrett's Penstemon Barrett's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi | Torrey's Penstemon Torrey's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon buckleyi | Buckley's Penstemon Buckley's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cardinalis | Cardinal Penstemon Cardinal Beardtongue | |
Penstemon caespitosus | Mat Penstemon Mat Beardtongue | |
Penstemon calycosus | Long-sepal Penstemon Long-sepal Beardtongue | |
Penstemon canescens | Eastern Gray Penstemon Eastern Gray Beardtongue | |
Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet Bugler | |
Penstemon clevelandii | Cleveland's Penstemon Cleveland's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon Prairie Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue False Foxglove Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue Cobaea Penstemon Cobaea Beardtongue Wild Foxglove | |
Penstemon confertus | Yellow Penstemon Yellow Beardtongue | |
Penstemon crandallii | Crandall's Penstemon Crandall's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Penstemon Wasatch Beardtongue Platte River Penstemon Platte River Beardtongue | |
Penstemon cyaneus | Blue Penstemon Blue Beardtongue | |
Penstemon dasyphyllus | Cochise Penstemon Cochise Beardtongue | |
Penstemon davidsonii | Davidson's Penstemon Davidson's Beardtongue Timberline Penstemon Timberline Beardtongue Alpine Penstemon Alpine Beardtongue Blue Color Mat | |
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii | Menzies' Penstemon Menzies' Beardtongue Creeping Penstemon Creeping Beardtongue Pride Of The Mountains | |
Penstemon deustus | Scabland Penstemon Scabland Beardtongue Hot-rock Penstemon Hot-rock Beardtongue | |
Penstemon digitalis | Mississippi Penstemon Mississippi Beardtongue Smooth White Penstemon Smooth White Beardtongue Talus Slope Penstemon Talus Slope Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue | |
Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Penstemon Two-leaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon eatonii | Firecracker Penstemon Firecracker Beardtongue Eaton's Penstemon Eaton's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon elegantulus | Rockvine Penstemon Rockvine Beardtongue | |
Penstemon ellipticus | Rocky Ledge Penstemon Rocky Ledge Beardtongue | |
Penstemon eriantherus | Fuzzy-tongue Penstemon Fuzzy-tongue Beardtongue | |
Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon Fendler's Beardtongue Fendler Penstemon Fendler Beardtongue Purple Foxglove | |
Penstemon filiformis | Threadleaf Penstemon Threadleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon fruticosus | Bush Penstemon Bush Beardtongue Shrubby Penstemon Shrubby Beardtongue | |
Penstemon glaber | Saw-sepal Penstemon Saw-sepal Beardtongue Western Smooth Penstemon Western Smooth Beardtongue | |
Penstemon glaber var. alpinus | Alpine Saw-sepal Penstemon Alpine Saw-sepal Beardtongue Blue Penstemon Blue Beardtongue Alpine Penstemon Alpine Beardtongue | |
Penstemon gormanii | Gorman's Penstemon Gorman's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon gracilis | Lilac Penstemon Lilac Beardtongue Slender Penstemon Slender Beardtongue | |
Penstemon grandiflorus | Large Penstemon Large Beardtongue Large-flower Penstemon Large-flower Beardtongue Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue | |
Penstemon grinnellii | Grinnell's Penstemon Grinnell's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis | Lilac Penstemon Lilac Beardtongue | |
Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides | Grinnell's Penstemon Grinnell's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon guadalupensis | Guadalupe Penstemon Guadalupe Beardtongue White Penstemon White Beardtongue | |
Penstemon harbourii | Harbour's Penstemon Harbour's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon havardii | Havard Penstemon Havard Beardtongue Big Bend Penstemon Big Bend Beardtongue Havard's Penstemon Havard's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon hallii | Hall's Penstemon Hall's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon heterophyllus | Bunchleaf Penstemon Bunchleaf Beardtongue Foothill Penstemon Foothill Beardtongue | |
Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Penstemon Hairy Beardtongue | |
Penstemon humilis | Low Penstemon Low Beardtongue | |
Penstemon incertus | Mojave Penstemon Mojave Beardtongue | |
Penstemon jamesii | James's Penstemon James's Beardtongue James Penstemon James Beardtongue | |
Penstemon laxiflorus | Nodding Penstemon Nodding Beardtongue Loose-flowered Penstemon Loose-flowered Beardtongue | |
Penstemon laevis | Southwestern Penstemon Southwestern Beardtongue | |
Penstemon labrosus | San Gabriel Penstemon San Gabriel Beardtongue Southern Scarlet Penstemon Southern Scarlet Beardtongue | |
Penstemon laetus | Mountain Blue Penstemon Mountain Blue Beardtongue Western Gray Penstemon Western Gray Beardtongue Gray Penstemon Gray Beardtongue | |
Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern Smooth Penstemon Eastern Smooth Beardtongue Smooth Penstemon Smooth Beardtongue Eastern Penstemon Eastern Beardtongue Hairy Penstemon Hairy Beardtongue | |
Penstemon leiophyllus | Smoothleaf Penstemon Smoothleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon linarioides | Toadflax Penstemon Toadflax Beardtongue | |
Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Penstemon Lyall's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon montanus | Cordroot Penstemon Cordroot Beardtongue | |
Penstemon murrayanus | Scarlet Penstemon Scarlet Beardtongue Red Penstemon Red Beardtongue Cupleaf Penstemon Cupleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon multiflorus | Many-flower Penstemon Many-flower Beardtongue Many-flowered Penstemon Many-flowered Beardtongue | |
Penstemon nanus | Dwarf Penstemon Dwarf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon newberryi | Mountain Pride | |
Penstemon nitidus | Waxleaf Penstemon Waxleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon oklahomensis | Oklahoma Penstemon Oklahoma Beardtongue | |
Penstemon ovatus | Eggleaf Penstemon Eggleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon parryi | Parry's Penstemon Parry's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pachyphyllus | Thickleaf Penstemon Thickleaf Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pallidus | Pale Penstemon Pale Beardtongue | |
Penstemon palmeri | Palmer's Penstemon Palmer's Beardtongue Scented Penstemon Scented Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pennellianus | Blue Mountain Penstemon Blue Mountain Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pinifolius | Pine-needle Penstemon Pine-needle Beardtongue | |
Penstemon procerus | Littleflower Penstemon Littleflower Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pratensis | Western Whiteflower Penstemon Western Whiteflower Beardtongue | |
Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei | Tolmie's Penstemon Tolmie's Beardtongue Small-flowered Penstemon Small-flowered Beardtongue | |
Penstemon pseudospectabilis | Desert Penstemon Desert Beardtongue Rosy Desert Penstemon Rosy Desert Beardtongue Canyon Penstemon Canyon Beardtongue Mohave Penstemon Mohave Beardtongue | |
Penstemon purpusii | Snow Mountain Penstemon Snow Mountain Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rattanii | Rattan's Penstemon Rattan's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rostriflorus | Bridge's Penstemon Bridge's Beardtongue Beaked Penstemon Beaked Beardtongue Mountain Scarlet Penstemon Mountain Scarlet Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rupicola | Cliff Penstemon Cliff Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Penstemon Rydberg's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Herbaceous Penstemon Herbaceous Beardtongue | |
Penstemon secundiflorus | Sidebells Penstemon Sidebells Beardtongue | |
Penstemon serrulatus | Serrulate Penstemon Serrulate Beardtongue Cascade Penstemon Cascade Beardtongue Coast Penstemon Coast Beardtongue | |
Penstemon smallii | Small's Penstemon Small's Beardtongue | |
Penstemon speciosus | Royal Penstemon Royal Beardtongue Sagebrush Penstemon Sagebrush Beardtongue | |
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