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Plants that support Sweat bee

9 plants

Common Pearlyeverlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

moderate

perennial herb

Early summer forager May-Jul

Bay Area native

Dense Spike-primrose

Epilobium densiflorum

moderate

annual

Early to mid-summer foraging

Bay Area native

Fool's-onion

Triteleia hyacinthina

moderate

geophyte

Spring pollen host plant for larval provisions

Bay Area native

Hooker's Onion

Allium acuminatum

moderate

geophyte

Spring pollen foraging for early season colonies

Bay Area native

Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra

moderate

perennial herb

Early season pollen foraging; supports native bee populations

Bay Area native

Showy Rock Montia

Montia parvifolia

moderate

perennial herb

Spring foraging for colonial bee reproduction

Bay Area native

Western Virgin's Bower

Clematis ligusticifolia

moderate

vine

Generalist native bee visitor

Bay Area native

White Hawkweed

Hieracium albiflorum

moderate

perennial herb

Extended foraging season across multiple generations

Bay Area native

Winecup clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

moderate

annual

Spring emergence pollen source

Bay Area native