Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum ovaliceps
Insect
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Tiny metallic-green bee with streamlined body. Solitary ground-nester; essential pollinator for native wildflowers and garden plants across Bay Area.
Plants that support Sweat Bee
8 plants
Creeping Sage
Salvia sonomensis
shrub
Pollen
Bay Area native
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Nectar
Bay Area native
Coast Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis + Diplacus aurantiacus
shrub
Pollen
Bay Area native
Creeping Snowberry
Symphoricarpos mollis
shrub
Pollen
Bay Area native
Large-flowered Collomia
Collomia grandiflora
annual
Pollen
Bay Area native
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Pollen
Bay Area native
Texas Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
perennial herb
Pollen
Bay Area native
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar