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Nevada bumblebee

Bombus nevadensis

Medium bumblebee with yellow-orange and black pattern. Forage specialist on high-elevation native flowers; sensitive indicator of mountain habitat health.

Plants that support Nevada bumblebee

3 plants

Bleeding-heart

Dicentra formosa

moderate

perennial herb

Mountain and foothill populations forage on spring ephemeral flowers

Bay Area native

Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum

high

geophyte

Spring foraging for colony initiation

Bay Area native

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

high

shrub

Early spring pollinator; critical for queen foraging and colony establishment Apr-Jun

Bay Area nativeKeystone species