Black-tailed bumblebee
Bombus melanopygus
Medium bumblebee with yellow face patches, thorax stripe, and black abdomen. Thrives in Bay Area gardens and wild areas. Excellent pollinator for native wildflowers and cultivated plants.
Plants that support Black-tailed bumblebee
112 plants
Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
perennial herb
Nectar
Alameda Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pallida
shrub
Nectar
Alpine Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
perennial herb
Nectar
Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
perennial herb
Pollen
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
perennial herb
Pollen
Baja Blue Sage
Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'
perennial herb
Nectar
Bald-hip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
shrub
Nectar
Bert Johnson Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'
perennial herb
Nectar
Big-leaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
tree
Pollen
Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
tree
Nectar
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Pollen
Bolander's Phacelia
Phacelia bolanderi
perennial herb
Nectar
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
tree
Nectar
California Chia
Salvia columbariae
annual
Nectar
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Nectar
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
California Hedgenettle
Stachys bullata
perennial herb
Nectar
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
shrub
Nectar
California Seathrift
Armeria maritima ssp. californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Canyon Sunflower
Venegasia carpesioides
perennial herb
Nectar
Chaparral Currant
Ribes malvaceum
shrub
Nectar
Chaparral Sunflower
Helianthella californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Checker Lily
Fritillaria affinis
geophyte
Pollen
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Nectar
Cliff Schmidt Ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt'
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast Trillium
Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatum
perennial herb
Nectar
Coast buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Coastal Tidy-tips
Layia platyglossa
annual
Pollen
Collared Annual Lupine
Lupinus truncatus
annual
Nectar
Common Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
annual
Pollen
Coral Bells (Island Alumroot)
Heuchera maxima
perennial herb
Nectar
Creeping Oregon Grape
Berberis aquifolium var. repens
shrub
Pollen
Dense-flower Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora subsp. Densiflora
annual
Nectar
Douglas Iris
Iris douglasiana
perennial herb
Nectar
Douglas' Drymocallis
Drymocallis glandulosa
perennial herb
Pollen
Fern-leaved Lomatium
Lomatium dissectum
perennial herb
Nectar
Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
perennial herb
Larval Host
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Nectar
Fool's-onion
Triteleia hyacinthina
geophyte
Nectar
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
perennial herb
Pollen
Franciscan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos franciscana
perennial herb
Nectar
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
shrub
Nectar
Giant Coreopsis
Leptosyne gigantea
perennial herb
Nectar
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
shrub
Nectar
Golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
shrub
Nectar
Hillside Gooseberry
Ribes californicum var. californicum
shrub
Nectar
Indian Warrior
Pedicularis densiflora
perennial herb
Nectar
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
geophyte
Nectar
Lemonade Berry
Rhus integrifolia
shrub
Nectar
Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
perennial herb
Nectar
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Nectar
Manzanita (Vine Hill)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
shrub
Nectar
Mission Manzanita
Xylococcus bicolor
perennial herb
Nectar
Mountain Pride Bluewitch
Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'
perennial herb
Nectar
Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana
perennial herb
Nectar
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
shrub
Nectar
Old Man's Whiskers
Geum triflorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
perennial herb
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Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis
shrub
Pollen
Pacific Black-snakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Pollen
Pacific stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
perennial herb
Nectar
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
vine
Nectar
Pink-flowered Refugio Manzanita
Arctostaphylos refugioensis 'Pinky'
perennial herb
Nectar
Point Reyes Ceanothus
Ceanothus gloriosus
shrub
Nectar
Popcorn Ceanothus
Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'
perennial herb
Nectar
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Nectar
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Nectar
Red-flowering buckwheat
Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
perennial herb
Nectar
Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
perennial herb
Nectar
Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana
shrub
Nectar
Scytheleaf Onion
Allium falcifolium
geophyte
Pollen
Seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
shrub
Nectar
Showy Rock Montia
Montia parvifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
Nectar
Snowball Ceanothus
Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'
perennial herb
Nectar
Sugarbush
Rhus ovata
perennial herb
Pollen
Wartleaf Ceanothus
Ceanothus papillosus
perennial herb
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
perennial herb
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata
shrub
Nectar
Woodbalm
Lepechinia calycina
shrub
Nectar
Woolly Mule's Ears's
Wyethia mollis
perennial herb
Pollen
Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
shrub
Pollen
Big Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Bigberry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
shrub
Nectar
Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides
tree
Pollen
Bleeding-heart
Dicentra formosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
shrub
Nectar
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
shrub
Nectar
Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
shrub
Nectar
Coast Range Mule-ears
Wyethia glabra
perennial herb
Pollen
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
shrub
Nectar
Deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
perennial herb
Nectar
Flat-bud Prickly Poppy
Argemone munita
annual
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Fringecups
Tellima grandiflora
perennial herb
Pollen
Giant Blue-Eyed Mary
Collinsia grandiflora
annual
Nectar
Groundcover Rose*
Rosa spithamea
shrub
Pollen
Montara Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montaraensis
perennial herb
Pollen
Mosquito Bills
Primula hendersonii
perennial herb
Pollen
Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Nectar
Paradise Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'
perennial herb
Pollen
Red ribbons
Clarkia concinna
annual
Nectar
Shatterberry
Arctostaphylos nummularia
perennial herb
Nectar
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Pollen
Southern honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata
shrub
Nectar
Whitehead Mule-ears
Wyethia helenioides
perennial herb
Nectar
Wormleaf Stonecrop
Sedum stenopetalum
perennial herb
Nectar