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Plants that support Two-form bumble bee

8 plants

Bald-hip Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

moderate

shrub

Forages on flowers during peak bloom season

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

moderate

geophyte

Spring pollen source for larval provisioning

Bay Area native

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

moderate

tree

Early spring forager in oak-madrone transition zones

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Mosquito Bills

Primula hendersonii

moderate

perennial herb

Early spring foraging for colony initiation

Bay Area native

Pacific stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

moderate

perennial herb

Spring flowering supports early foraging during colony initiation

Bay Area native

Puget Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

high

perennial herb

Spring and early summer bloom visitor

Bay Area native

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

high

perennial herb

Early spring forager for queen establishment and worker production

Bay Area native

Western Buttercup

Ranunculus occidentalis

high

perennial herb

Spring/early summer nectar source for colony establishment

Bay Area native