Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native Bees

Plants that native bees nest beneath, within, or harvest parts from to construct their nests. This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
Andropogon hallii Sand Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun
Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard Bluestem, Split Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Aristida purpurea Purple Threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple Three-awn, Red Threeawn Annual Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta Red Three-awn, Fendler Three-awn, Purple Threeawn Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi Blue Threeawn Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Aristida purpurea var. purpurea Purple Threeawn, Red Threeawn Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Artemisia californica Coastal Sagebrush, California Sagebrush Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Artemisia campestris Field Sagewort Biennial Herb Dry
Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis Field Sagewort, Northern Wormwood Biennial, Perennial Herb
Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata Field Sagewort Biennial Herb Sun
Artemisia cana Silver Sagebrush, Coaltown Sagebrush, Dwarf Sagebrush, Hoary Sagebrush, Silvery Sagebrush Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' Sagewort, Douglas Mugwort Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon Perennial Subshrub
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sagebrush, Silver Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood, Sand Sage Perennial Subshrub Part-shade Dry
Artemisia frigida Prairie Sagewort, Prairie Sagebrush, Fringed Sage, Pasture Sage Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Artemisia ludoviciana Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, White Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sagebrush, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Cudweed Sagewort, Mugwort Wormwood Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Artemisia nova Black Sagebrush Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Artemisia palmeri San Diego Sagewort, San Diego Sagebrush Perennial Subshrub Sun Moist
Artemisia pycnocephala Beach Sagebrush, Beach Wormwood, Sand Hill Sage Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Artemisia stelleriana Oldwoman, Dusty Miller Perennial Herb
Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior Tilesius' Wormwood, Aleutian Mugwort Perennial Subshrub
Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrush, Great Basin Sagebrush Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Bouteloua hirsuta Hairy Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Bromus kalmii Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome, Wild Chess Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Eastern Redbud Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Cercis canadensis var. mexicana Mexican Redbud Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas Redbud Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Cercis orbiculata California Redbud, Western Redbud, Arizona Redbud, Pata De Vaca Perennial Tree
Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Willow-leaved Catalpa, Willowleaf Catalpa, Bow Willow, Flor De Mimbre, Mimbre Perennial Tree Sun Moist, Dry
Cirsium arizonicum Arizona Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium brevistylum Clustered Thistle, Indian Thistle, Short-style Thistle Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun
Cirsium canescens Prairie Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium cymosum Peregrine Thistle Perennial Herb
Cirsium discolor Field Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Dry
Cirsium drummondii Dwarf Thistle Perennial Herb Sun
Cirsium edule Edible Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Moist
Cirsium engelmannii Engelmann's Thistle Biennial, Perennial Herb
Cirsium flodmanii Flodman's Thistle Perennial Herb
Cirsium foliosum Elk Thistle Perennial Herb
Cirsium hillii Hill's Thistle, Hollow-rooted Thistle, Prairie Thistle Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade
Cirsium horridulum Bristle Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Horrid Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle, Bull Thistle Annual Herb
Cirsium mohavense Mojave Thistle Annual Herb Sun Moist
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Moist
Cirsium neomexicanum New Mexico Thistle, Utah Thistle Biennial Herb Sun, Part-shade
Cirsium occidentale Cobwebby Thistle Biennial Herb Sun, Part-shade
Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum Snowy Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale Cobwebby Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium ochrocentrum Yellowspine Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium peckii Steen Mountain Thistle, Ghost Thistle Perennial Herb Sun
Cirsium pitcheri Sand Dune Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Dry
Cirsium pumilum Pasture Thistle Perennial Herb
Cirsium scariosum Meadow Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium texanum Texas Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Dry
Cirsium turneri Cliff Thistle Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Cirsium undulatum Wavyleaf Thistle, Plumed Thistle Biennial Herb
Cirsium wheeleri Wheeler's Thistle Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes Heller's Rosette Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Eragrostis intermedia Plains Lovegrass, Plains Love Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Eragrostis trichodes Sand Lovegrass, Sand Love Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade
Hesperostipa spartea Porcupinegrass, Porcupine Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass, Junegrass, Prairie Koeler's Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass, Meadow Muhly, Deer Muhly Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa Honey Mesquite Perennial Tree
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana Western Honey Mesquite, Torrey Mesquite, Western Mesquite Perennial Tree
Prosopis pubescens Screwbean Mesquite, American Screwbean, Tornillo, Screwbean, Screwpod Mesquite, Twisted Bean, Fremont Screwbean Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Prosopis velutina Velvet Mesquite Perennial Tree
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhus aromatica var. serotina Fragrant Sumac Perennial Shrub
Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rhus integrifolia Lemonade Sumac, Lemonadeberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus lanceolata Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Prairie Sumac, Lance-leaf Sumac, Lance-leaved Sumac, Texas Sumac, Tree Sumac, Limestone Sumac, Prairie Shining Sumac Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rhus ovata Sugar Sumac, Sugarbush Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus trilobata Skunkbush, Skunkbush Sumac, Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Scented Sumac, Ill-scented Sumac, Basketbush, Squawbush Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima Downy Fragrant Sumac, Downy Aromatic Sumac, Pubescent Skunkbush Sumac Perennial Shrub
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Skunkbush Sumac Perennial Shrub
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rhus virens Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus virens var. choriophylla Mearn Sumac, Evergreen Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rosa acicularis Prickly Rose, Wild Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi Prickly Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rosa arkansana Prairie Rose, Arkansas Rose Perennial Subshrub Sun Moist, Dry
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta Prairie Rose, Sunshine Rose Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Rosa blanda Smooth Rose, Early Wild Rose Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rosa blanda var. blanda Smooth Rose Perennial Shrub
Rosa blanda var. glabra Smooth Rose Perennial Shrub
Rosa californica California Wildrose, California Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet
Rosa carolina Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Rosa carolina var. carolina Carolina Rose Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa foliolosa White Prairie Rose, Leafy Rose Perennial Subshrub Sun, Part-shade
Rosa gymnocarpa Dwarf Rose Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa nitida Shining Rose Perennial Shrub
Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rosa pisocarpa Cluster Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rosa setigera Climbing Prairie Rose, Climbing Rose, Prairie Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa setigera var. tomentosa Climbing Rose, Illinois Rose Perennial Shrub Sun
Rosa stellata Desert Rose Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rosa virginiana Virginia Rose Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rosa virginiana var. virginiana Virginia Rose Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose, Western Wild Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana Woods' Rose, Arizona Wild Rose Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rubus adjacens Peaty Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis Allegheny Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus allegheniensis var. gravesii Graves' Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus alumnus Oldfield Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Part-shade
Rubus arcticus Arctic Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis Dwarf Raspberry Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun Dry
Rubus arcuans Wand Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus arenicola Sanddwelling Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus argutus Sawtooth Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus arvensis Field Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus biformispinus Pasture Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus canadensis Smooth Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry, Baked Apple Berry, Bakeapple Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun Dry
Rubus cuneifolius Sand Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Part-shade
Rubus deliciosus Delicious Raspberry, Rocky Mountain Raspberry Perennial Vine
Rubus elegantulus Showy Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus flagellaris Northern Dewberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus glandicaulis Glandstem Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus gulosus New Brunswick Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus hispidus Bristly Dewberry, Swamp Dewberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus idaeus American Red Raspberry, Wild Red Raspberry, Red Raspberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus Grayleaf Red Raspberry, Red Raspberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus junceus Herbaceous Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus kennedyanus Kennedy's Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus lasiococcus Roughfruit Berry, Dwarf Bramble Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Rubus leucodermis Whitebark Raspberry, Black Raspberry Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rubus maniseesensis Mohican Trail Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus montensis Mountaintop Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus multiformis Variable Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus navus Grand Lake Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry, Thimbleberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus odoratus Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus ortivus Mt. Desert Island Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus particeps Kingston Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus parviflorus Western Thimbleberry, Thimbleberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus pedatus Strawberryleaf Raspberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus pensilvanicus Pennsylvania Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus pergratus Upland Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus plicatifolius Plaitleaf Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus provincialis Groundberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus pubescens Dwarf Red Blackberry, Dwarf Raspberry, Dwarf Red Raspberry, Trailing Raspberry, Dwarf Red Bramble, Dewberry, Pigeonberry Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Rubus pubescens var. pilosifolius Dwarf Red Blackberry Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Rubus pubescens var. pubescens Dwarf Red Blackberry, Pigeonberry Perennial Herb, Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus pugnax Pugnacious Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus recurvans Recurved Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus recurvicaulis Arching Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus regionalis Wisconsin Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus riograndis Rio Grande Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus russeus Halifax Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus segnis Nova Scotia Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus semisetosus Swamp Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus setosus Setose Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus severus Harsh Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry, Salmon Raspberry Perennial Subshrub, Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus tardatus Wet Thicket Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus trifrons Threeleaflet Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus trivialis Southern Dewberry, Dewberry Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus ursinus California Blackberry, California Dewberry, Western Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rubus vermontanus Vermont Blackberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rubus vigoratus Essex Dewberry Perennial Subshrub
Rubus wheeleri Wheeler's Blackberry Perennial Subshrub
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Sambucus racemosa Red Elderberry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Black Elderberry, Red Elder Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Red Elderberry, Scarlet Elder, Red-berried Elder Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant, Indian Cup Perennial Herb Sun Wet, Moist, Dry
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock Perennial Herb Sun Wet, Moist
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sporobolus airoides Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Sporobolus compositus Tall Dropseed, Composite Dropseed, Rough Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Sporobolus compositus var. compositus Composite Dropseed, Tall Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii Drummond's Dropseed, Head-like Dropseed, Meadow Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Sporobolus flexuosus Mesa Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Sporobolus giganteus Giant Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Yucca glauca Soapweed Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Plains Yucca, Beargrass, Great Plains Yucca Perennial Herb, Subshrub, Shrub Sun Dry
Yucca glauca var. glauca Soapweed Yucca, Narrow-leaf Yucca Perennial Herb, Subshrub, Shrub Part-shade Dry