Plants that support Sweat bee
14 plants
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
geophyte
Generalist pollinator visiting flowers for pollen
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Small native bee foraging during peak bloom period
California goldfields
Lasthenia californica
annual
Spring foraging on wildflower blooms
Common Meadow foam
Limnanthes douglasii
annual
Spring foraging during bloom period
Graceful Clarkia
Clarkia gracilis ssp. tracyi
perennial herb
Spring pollen provisioning for larval development
Harvest Brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
geophyte
Specialist native bee on brodiaea May-July
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
geophyte
Primary pollen collector during bloom season Apr-Jun
Large Saltmarsh Dodder
Cuscuta pacifica var. pacifica
annual
forages on host plant flowers during bloom period
Purple Black-snakeroot
Sanicula bipinnatifida
perennial herb
Early spring pollen forage
Red ribbons
Clarkia concinna
annual
Native halictid bee utilizing floral resources
Ruby Chalice Clarkia
Clarkia rubicunda
annual
Spring pollen forage for brood provisioning
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
perennial herb
Early season floral visitor