Valley carpenter bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
Large robust carpenter bee with blue-black metallic body and iridescent wings. Solitary nester; males guard territory aggressively. Excellent pollinator for manzanita, sage, and other native Bay Area shrubs.
Plants that support Valley carpenter bee
21 plants
Beaked Penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
perennial herb
Nectar
Big Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
perennial herb
Nectar
Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
shrub
Pollen
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Nectar
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
shrub
Nectar
Manzanita (Vine Hill)
Arctostaphylos densiflora
shrub
Nectar
Mountain Coyote Mint
Monardella odoratissima
perennial herb
Nectar
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
perennial herb
Pollen
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Nectar
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Nectar
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Chinese Houses
Collinsia heterophylla
annual
Nectar
Fendler's Meadow-rue
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum
perennial herb
Pollen
Foothill Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
perennial herb
Pollen
Large Leather-root
Hoita macrostachya
perennial herb
Pollen
Mountain Pride Bluewitch
Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'
perennial herb
Nectar
Red ribbons
Clarkia concinna
annual
Nectar
Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
perennial herb
Nectar
Shortspike Hedgenettle
Stachys pycnantha
perennial herb
Pollen
Vinegar-weed
Trichostema lanceolatum
annual
Nectar
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
perennial herb
Nectar