Plants that support Small carpenter bee
9 plants
California pearly everlasting
Pseudognaphalium californicum
perennial herb
collects pollen for provisioning nests during breeding season
Bay Area native
Chaparral Mallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
shrub
Spring and early summer foraging
Bay Area native
Hooker's Onion
Allium acuminatum
geophyte
Spring pollen source for nesting activity
Bay Area native
Pacific Black-snakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
perennial herb
Spring pollen provisioning for nesting females
Bay Area native
Purple Black-snakeroot
Sanicula bipinnatifida
perennial herb
Spring foraging season
Bay Area native
Showy Rock Montia
Montia parvifolia
perennial herb
Early season nectar for nest founding females
Bay Area native