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Plants that support Rubiflorous Mason Bee

5 plants

Black Sage

Salvia mellifera

moderate

shrub

Spring forager Mar-May; pollen provision for brood

Bay Area native

Fremon's Bushmallow

Malacothamnus fremontii

moderate

shrub

native bee utilizing pollen during blooming season

Bay Area native

Jeweled Onion

Allium serra

high

geophyte

native solitary bee foraging for pollen during Allium flowering

Bay Area native

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

high

perennial herb

Specialist pollinator closely associated with Rubus flowers

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Woodbalm

Lepechinia calycina

moderate

shrub

spring foraging

Bay Area native