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Plants that support Small carpenter bee

9 plants

California pearly everlasting

Pseudognaphalium californicum

moderate

perennial herb

collects pollen for provisioning nests during breeding season

Bay Area native

Chaparral Mallow

Malacothamnus fasciculatus

moderate

shrub

Spring and early summer foraging

Bay Area native

Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

moderate

geophyte

Spring pollen host plant

Bay Area native

Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum

moderate

geophyte

Spring pollen source for nesting activity

Bay Area native

Ithuriel's Spear

Triteleia laxa

moderate

geophyte

Early spring nectar source Apr-Jun

Bay Area native

Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

moderate

tree

Spring forager on madrone blooms

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Pacific Black-snakeroot

Sanicula crassicaulis

moderate

perennial herb

Spring pollen provisioning for nesting females

Bay Area native

Purple Black-snakeroot

Sanicula bipinnatifida

moderate

perennial herb

Spring foraging season

Bay Area native

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

moderate

perennial herb

Early season nectar for nest founding females

Bay Area native