Alkali bee
Habropoda depressa
Shiny dark bee with pale leg bands and dense body hairs. Solitary ground-nester in alkali or clay soil areas of Bay Area. Specialist pollinator for alkali tolerant wildflowers and crops.
Plants that support Alkali bee
24 plants
Branching Phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
perennial herb
Pollen
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
shrub
Nectar
Giant Figwort*
Adelinia grandis
perennial herb
Pollen
Manzanita (Vine Hill)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
shrub
Pollen
Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana
perennial herb
Pollen
Sugarbush
Rhus ovata
perennial herb
Pollen
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
shrub
Pollen
Baja Blue Sage
Salvia munzii 'Baja Blue'
perennial herb
Pollen
Birch-leaf Mountain-mahogany
Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides
tree
Pollen
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Pollen
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Pollen
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Pollen
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
shrub
Pollen
California Hedgenettle
Stachys bullata
perennial herb
Pollen
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
tree
Pollen
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Nectar
Fragrant Pitcher Sage
Lepechinia fragrans
perennial herb
Pollen
Leather Oak
Quercus durata
shrub
Pollen
Mountain Pride Bluewitch
Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'
perennial herb
Pollen
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Pollen
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Pollen
Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
Larval Host
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
geophyte
Pollen
Woodbalm
Lepechinia calycina
shrub
Nectar