California bumblebee
Bombus californicus
Large bumblebee with golden-yellow body and black tail. Favors open sunny habitats and native wildflower areas. Efficient buzz-pollinator for manzanita, sage, and other native shrubs.
Plants that support California bumblebee
62 plants
Facelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
annual
Pollen
Alkali Seaheath
Frankenia salina
perennial herb
Nectar
Baja Blue Sage
Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'
perennial herb
Nectar
Beach Suncup
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
shrub
Nectar
Bisbee Peak Rush-rose
Crocanthemum scoparium var. scoparium
perennial herb
Nectar
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Nectar
Bleeding-heart
Dicentra formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Pollen
Bog Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
perennial herb
Nectar
Branching Phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
succulent
Nectar
Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
shrub
Nectar
Checker Bloom
Sidalcea malviflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum
annual
Nectar
Coast Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
perennial herb
Pollen
Common Pearlyeverlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
perennial herb
Nectar
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Nectar
Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora subsp. Densiflora
annual
Nectar
Early Harvest Brodiaea
Brodiaea coronaria
geophyte
Pollen
Exserted Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta
annual
Nectar
Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
perennial herb
Larval Host
Great Camas
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii
perennial herb
Nectar
Heart leaved keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
shrub
Nectar
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
geophyte
Nectar
Lavender Mint
Mint (Mentha piperita) Lavender Mint
perennial herb
Pollen
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Nectar
Many-flowered Brodiaea
Dichelostemma multiflorum
geophyte
Pollen
Mission Manzanita
Xylococcus bicolor
perennial herb
Nectar
Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Pollen
Purple Haze California Aster
Aster chilensis 'Purple Haze'
perennial herb
Nectar
Red-flowering buckwheat
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
perennial herb
Nectar
Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Ruby Chalice Clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
annual
Nectar
Salvia Bee's Bliss
Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'
shrub
Pollen
Seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
shrub
Nectar
Shortspike Hedgenettle
Stachys pycnantha
perennial herb
Nectar
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Pollen
Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
Nectar
Soap Plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
geophyte
Nectar
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Nectar
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
geophyte
Nectar
Vinegar-weed
Trichostema lanceolatum
annual
Nectar
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
shrub
Nectar
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
Yerba Buena
Clinopodium douglasii
perennial herb
Nectar
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea var nigra) 'Black Knight'
perennial herb
Pollen
Bristly Jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosus
annual
Nectar
California skullcap
Scutellaria californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Catherine de la Mare Penstemon
Penstemon 'Catherine de la Mare'
perennial herb
Pollen
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Nectar
Coastal Hedgenettle
Stachys chamissonis
perennial herb
Pollen
Grayleaf Skullcap
Scutellaria siphocampyloides
perennial herb
Pollen
Hansen's Larkspur
Delphinium hansenii
perennial herb
Pollen
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
shrub
Nectar
Point Reyes Horkelia
Horkelia marinensis
perennial herb
Pollen
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Nectar
Texas Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Whitestem Hedgenettle
Stachys albens
perennial herb
Nectar