Wildflowers

  • Alfalfa
    Alfalfa
  • Bird's Foot Trefoil
    Bird's Foot Trefoil
  • Black Knapweed
    Black Knapweed
  • Blanket Flower
    Blanket Flower
  • Blue Eyed Grass
    Blue Eyed Grass
  • Blue Vervain
    Blue Vervain
  • Bristly or Swamp Dewberry
    Bristly or Swamp Dewberry
  • Broom Sedge
    Broom Sedge
  • Brown-Eyed Susan
    Brown-Eyed Susan
  • Butter and Eggs
    Butter and Eggs
  • Calico Aster
    Calico Aster
  • Cardinal Flower
    Cardinal Flower
  • Chicory
    Chicory
  • Coltsfoot
    Coltsfoot
  • Common Cinquefoil
    Common Cinquefoil
  • Common Milkweed
    Common Milkweed
  • Crown Vetch
    Crown Vetch
  • Curly Dock
    Curly Dock
  • Daisy Fleabane
    Daisy Fleabane
  • Dense Blazing Star
    Dense Blazing Star
  • Deptford Pink
    Deptford Pink
  • Dewberry
    Dewberry
  • Downy Wood Mint
    Downy Wood Mint
  • Elderberry
    Elderberry
  • Field Hawkweed
    Field Hawkweed
  • Field Pussytoes
    Field Pussytoes
  • Fireweed
    Fireweed
  • Flat-topped Aster
    Flat-topped Aster
  • Fourwing Evening Primrose
    Fourwing Evening Primrose
  • Frost Aster
    Frost Aster
  • Goatsbeard
    Goatsbeard
  • Golden Alexander
    Golden Alexander
  • Golden Tickseed
    Golden Tickseed
  • Great Blue Lobelia
    Great Blue Lobelia
  • Greater Knapweed
    Greater Knapweed
  • Ground Ivy
    Ground Ivy
  • Heal-all
    Heal-all
  • Hedge Bindweed
    Hedge Bindweed
  • Hemlock Water Parsnip
    Hemlock Water Parsnip
  • Hybrid Clover
    Hybrid Clover
  • Indian Teasel
    Indian Teasel
  • Joe Pye Weed
    Joe Pye Weed
  • Lanceleaf Tickseed
    Lanceleaf Tickseed
  • Late Boneset
    Late Boneset
  • Meadow Anemone
    Meadow Anemone
  • New England Aster
    New England Aster
  • New York Ironweed
    New York Ironweed
  • Orange Butterfly Milkweed
    Orange Butterfly Milkweed
  • Oxeye Daisy
    Oxeye Daisy
  • Philadelphia Fleabane
    Philadelphia Fleabane
  • Plantain
    Plantain
  • Queen Anne's Lace
    Queen Anne's Lace
  • Red Chokeberry
    Red Chokeberry
  • Red Clover
    Red Clover
  • Russian Thistle
    Russian Thistle
  • Shrubby Cinquefoil
    Shrubby Cinquefoil
  • Spotted Knapweed
    Spotted Knapweed
  • Sundrops
    Sundrops
  • Sweet Clover
    Sweet Clover
  • Thistle
    Thistle
  • Vipers Bugloss
    Vipers Bugloss
  • White Bedstraw
    White Bedstraw
  • White Campion
    White Campion
  • White Clover
    White Clover
  • White Sweet Clover
    White Sweet Clover
  • White Wood Aster
    White Wood Aster
  • Wild Basil
    Wild Basil
  • Wild Strawberry
    Wild Strawberry
  • Wild Teasel
    Wild Teasel
  • Winterberry Holly
    Winterberry Holly
  • Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod
    Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod
  • Yarrow
    Yarrow
Alfalfa
Image by jhenning from Pixabay

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa L.
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: Honey bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee
Bird's Foot Trefoil
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: all bees including Honeybees, but particularly valuable to all Bumblebees and solitary Bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-#a8d08d Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee,Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee
Black Knapweed
(c) gregturner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: bees, flies, moths & butterflies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Thistle Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee
Blanket Flower
Image by KitKestrel from Pixabay

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia aristata
non-native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: Bees, butterflies, beetles
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee
Blue Eyed Grass
Image by jhenning from Pixabay

Blue Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Native
Blooming Time: May-July
Pollinated By: Halictine bees, Bumblebees and other native bees and pollinating flies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees
Blue Vervain
(c) jackerfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata
Native
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: native bees, honey bees, beneficial wasps, pollinating flies, small butterflies, skippers and moths.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi 'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee.
Bristly or Swamp Dewberry
(c) Charles and Kathy Appell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bristly or Swamp Dewberry

Rubus hispidus
Native
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: primarily by bees, including both long-tongued and short-tongued bees. Other insects that may visit the flowers include Syrphid flies, bee flies, small butterflies, and skippers.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee.
Broom Sedge
(c) blair_buchanan14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Broom Sedge

Andropogon virginiana
Native
Blooming Time: Sept-Nov
Pollinated By: moths and bees.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Brown-Eyed Susan
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Brown-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba
Native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: butterflies and a large variety of bees.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Butter and Eggs
(c) Gary James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Butter and Eggs

Linaria vulgaris
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Oct
Pollinated By: Honeybees, short and long-tongued Bumblebees, particularly Bombus pascuorum, and Solitary bees such as mason bees and wool-carder bees.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Wool Carder Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and Half-black Bumble Bee.
Calico Aster
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Calico Aster

S. lateriflora
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Oct
Pollinated By: bees and flies.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Cardinal Flower
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis
Native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: Hummingbirds
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee
Chicory
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Chicory

Cichorium intybus
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: honeybees, leafcutting bees and ground-nesting bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, and Hibiscus Turret Bee.
Coltsfoot
Image by Manfred Richter from Pixabay

Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: bees (Hymenoptera), hoverflies (Syrphidae), flies (Diptera), beetles (Coleoptera), and possibly ants (Formicidae)
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Common Cinquefoil
Image by Will Nemao from Pixabay

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex
Native
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: mason bees, small carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, halictid bees, syrphid flies, tachinid flies, blow flies, and others. Less common pollinators are wasps and butterflies.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Bellflower Resin Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Common Milkweed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca
Native
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: many native bees, lepidopterans (moths and butterflies), and the non-native European Honey Bee (Western Honey Bee)
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Bellflower Resin Bee, and Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee.
Crown Vetch
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Crown Vetch

Coronilla varia
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: long-tongued bees, including honeybees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, and Eastern Carpenter Bee.
Curly Dock
Image by Emilian Robert Vicol from Pixabay

Curly Dock

Rumex crispus
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: pollinated by the wind; attract very few insect pollinators
Daisy Fleabane
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Daisy Fleabane

Erigeron annuus
Native
Blooming Time: June-Oct
Pollinated By: bees, halictine bees, and masked bees; as well as flies, including syrphid flies, bee flies, tachinid flies, flesh flies, anthomyiid flies, and muscid flies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Dense Blazing Star
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Dense Blazing Star

Liatris spicata
Native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: beneficial bees, skippers, butterflies, hummingbird moths and hummingbirds
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Deptford Pink
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: May-Sept
Pollinated By: small butterflies, skippers, long-tongued bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, and Eastern Carpenter Bee.
Dewberry
(c) wilpersm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dewberry

Rubus sp.
Native
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: Several types of wild bees, particularly bumblebees, are regular visitors of cultivated Rubus, but honey bees are the predominant pollinators
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and Half-black Bumble Bee.
Downy Wood Mint
(c) John Boldt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Downy Wood Mint

Blephilia ciliata
Native
Blooming Time: May-Aug
Pollinated By: leaf cutter, small carpenters and masked bees, honey bees, bumble bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, European Honey Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, and Maine Blueberry Bee.
Elderberry
Image by capri23auto from Pixabay

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensi
Native
Blooming Time: May-June
Pollinated By: bees and other pollinating insects
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Field Hawkweed
(c) Kieran Shepherd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Field Hawkweed

Hieracium pratense
Native
Blooming Time: Aug
Pollinated By: Reproduces asexually
Field Pussytoes
(c) Daniel Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Field Pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta
Native
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: native bees, flies, beetles and, occasionally, butterflies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Fireweed
Image by MarieSylvie Degueurce from Pixabay

Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium
Native
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Flat-topped Aster
(c) n_pelland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Flat-topped Aster

Symphyotrichum umbellatus
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Sept
Pollinated By: long- and short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Fourwing Evening Primrose
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Fourwing Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa
? (Native in Allegheny County)
Blooming Time: May-July
Pollinated By: moths and bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, and Agile Long-horned Bee.
Fringed Loosestrife
(c) ornitholarocque, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata
Native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: oil bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee
Frost Aster
(c) Donna Parry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Frost Aster

S. pilosum
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Oct
Pollinated By: bees and butterflies. specialized bees: Andrena simplex, and Armed Cellophane Bee.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Goatsbeard
(c) yellowrattle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Goatsbeard

Tragopogon major
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: April-May
Pollinated By: bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bellflower Resin Bee and Maine Blueberry Bee
Golden Alexander
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Golden Alexander

Zizia aureus
Native
Blooming Time: April-Aug
Pollinated By: small short tongued bees, pollinating flies, butterflies, beetles, long tongued bees and true bugs
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Golden Tickseed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Golden Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria
? (Native to Allegheny and Fayette Counties, but not Somerset County)
Blooming Time: July-Aug
Pollinated By: long-horned bees (Melissodes spp.), small carpenter bees (Ceratina spp.), leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.), cuckoo bees (Coelioxys spp.), and Sulphur butterflies.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Great Blue Lobelia
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica
Native
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: Bumblebees, other bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and Half-black Bumble Bee.
Greater Knapweed
Image by Ian Lindsay from Pixabay

Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa
Nonnative
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: Honeybees, Bumblebees and many other bees and Butterflies and Flies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Ground Ivy
Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay

Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: May-June
Pollinated By: honey bees and wild (native) bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Heal-all
Image by ikimediaImages from Pixabay

Heal-all

Prunella vulgaris
Native
Blooming Time: May-Sept
Pollinated By: Honeybees and Bumblebees, and probably Solitary bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee,
Hedge Bindweed
Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay

Hedge Bindweed

Convolvus calystezia
Native
Blooming Time: May-Sept
Pollinated By: Bees, Butterflies (Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown) and Hoverflies, moths
Hemlock Water Parsnip
(c) Olga Chernyagina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hemlock Water Parsnip

Sium suave
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: May-Sept
Pollinated By: bees, beetles, wasps, butterflies, and flies
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Hybrid Clover
(c) vyatka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hybrid Clover

Trifolium hybrida
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Aug
Pollinated By: honey bees and occasionally bumblebees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, and Half-black Bumble Bee.
Indian Teasel
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Indian Teasel

Dipsacus sativus
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: long-tongued insects, mainly butterflies & moths
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Bee.
Joe Pye Weed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Sept
Pollinated By: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Bellflower Resin Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Lanceleaf Tickseed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Lanceleaf Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata
Native
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: butterflies, skippers, moths, bees, wasps and beetle.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Late Boneset
(c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Late Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum
Native
Blooming Time: Sept-Nov
Pollinated By: long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, small to medium-sized butterflies, skippers, moths, and beetles. Monarchs
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Meadow Anemone
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Meadow Anemone

Anemone canadensi
? (Native to Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties)
Blooming Time: Sept-Nov
Pollinated By: Small Carpenter Bees, Sweat Bees and Mining Bees, Red Eyed Fly
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, and Dark Striped Sweat Bees.
New England Aster
Photo by Brenda Torrey

New England Aster

S. novae-angliae
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Oct
Pollinated By: long-tongued bees, bee flies, butterflies and skippers
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, and Dark-veined Long-horned Bee.
New York Ironweed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

New York Ironweed

Vernonia novaboracensis
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Sept
Pollinated By: butterflies, bees and other pollinators
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Orange Butterfly Milkweed
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Orange Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa
Native
Blooming Time: July-Aug
Pollinated By: bumblebees, eastern tiger swallowtails, fritillaries, hairstreaks, honeybees, painted ladies, pipevine swallowtails
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Bellflower Resin Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, and Dwarf Mason Bee.
Oxeye Daisy
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: beetles, flies, wasps and butterflies
Philadelphia Fleabane
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus
Native
Blooming Time: May-June
Pollinated By: butterflies, moths and bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, and Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee.
Plantain
(c) georgetelehin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Plantain

Plantago major
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: wind pollinated
Queen Anne's Lace
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Queen Anne's Lace

Daucus carota
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: small bees, wasps, flies, and beetles
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, and Dark Striped Sweat Bees.
Red Chokeberry
(c) Robert Simons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Red Chokeberry

Aronia arbutifolia
Native
Blooming Time: May
Pollinated By: Butterflies and small bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, and Dark Striped Sweat Bees.
Red Clover
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Red Clover

Triolium pratense
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: May-Sept
Pollinated By: honey bee and bumble bee
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, and Relative Leafcutter Bee.
Russian Thistle
(c) b_dolgor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Russian Thistle

Carduus silybum
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Oct
Pollinated By: bumble bees and halictine bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, and Dark Striped Sweat Bees.
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Potentilla canadensis
Native
Blooming Time: Mar-June
Pollinated By: mason bees, small carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, halictid bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Bellflower Resin Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Spotted Knapweed
Image by lauren dupire from Pixabay

Spotted Knapweed

Centaurea maculosa
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Sept
Pollinated By: bees and other small insects
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Thistle Long-horned Bee and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee
Sundrops
(c) travers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sundrops

Oenothera tetragona
Native
Blooming Time: April-July
Pollinated By: specialized bees: Melissodes (Apomelissodes) fimbriatus and Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) oenotherae.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, and Dark-veined Long-horned Bee.
Sweet Clover
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Sweet Clover

Melilotus officinale
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: bees, and leaf-choney bees, bumble bees, and leaf-cutter beesutter bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, and Texas Leafcutter Bee.
Thistle
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Thistle

Cirsium spp.
Native
Blooming Time: June-Aug
Pollinated By: Butterflies and bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Neighborly Miner Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, adn Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Vipers Bugloss
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Vipers Bugloss

Echium vulgare
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: bees, beneficial insects, butterflies/moths and mason bee, Hoplitis anthropoids
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, and Texas Mason Bee.
White Bedstraw
(c) Katja Della Libera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

White Bedstraw

Galium mollugo
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: Flies, beetles
White Campion
Image by TheOtherKev from Pixabay

White Campion

Silene latifolia
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: Moths
White Clover
Photo by Brenda Torrey

White Clover

Trifolium repens
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: May-June
Pollinated By: number of bee species, with an especially high value to bumble bees and honey bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Honey Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, and Blueberry Leafcutter Bee.
White Sweet Clover
(c) Levin Pratte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

White Sweet Clover

Melilotus alba
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By:Honeybees, short and long-tongued Bumblebees, and particularly the broken-belted bumblebee (Bombus soroeensis), and Solitary bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by:Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee, Hibiscus Turret Bee, Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee, Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
White Wood Aster
(c) archaicaljon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata
Native
Blooming Time: Aug-Oct
Pollinated By:Bees, butterflies, and other insects
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, and Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee.
Wild Basil
(c) Patrick Hacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Wild Basil

Clinopodium (Satureja) vulgaris
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: June-Sept
Pollinated By: Butterflies, honeybees, moths
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee
Wild Strawberry
Image by Jasmin Sessler from Pixabay

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana
Native
Blooming Time: April-June
Pollinated By: Bees including sweat bees and small carpenter bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, and Dark Striped Sweat Bees.
Wild Teasel
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Wild Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum
Nonnative-Introduced
Blooming Time: July-Aug
Pollinated By: Bees (particularly bumble bees), beneficial insects, birds, butterflies/moths and other pollinators.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee
Winterberry Holly
(c) kyle_webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillate
Native
Blooming Time: April-July
Pollinated By: Bees
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, Yellow-legged Miner Bee, Maple Miner Bee, Neighborly Miner Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Metallic Epauletted Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Eastern Mining Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Armed Cellophane Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Confusing Sweat Bee, Ligated Gregarious Sweat Bee, Eastern Masked Bee, Annulate Masked Bee, Illinois Masked Bee, Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Cuckoo Bees, Maine Blueberry Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee , Hibiscus Turret Bee , Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee , Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Melitta Americana Long-horned Bee, Orange-legged Sweat Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, and Robber Mason Bee.
Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod
no rights reserved

Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod

S. rugosa
Native
Blooming Time: Sept
Pollinated By: Various long-tongued bees, particularly bumblebees.
Pollinated @ FLNI by: Bi-Colored Sweat Bee, European Wool Carder Bee, Orange-tipped Wood Digger Bee, European Honey Bee, Pure Golden-green Sweat Bee, Golden Sweat Bee, Two-Spotted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Half-black Bumble Bee, Spurred Small Carpenter Bee, Doubled Carpenter Bee, Mi'kmaq Little Carpenter Bee, Nimble Carpenter Bee, Sad Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Red-footed Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee, Hooked Long Horn Bee, Hairy-faced Summer Mason Bee, Robber Mason Bee , Mesilla Valley Masked Bee, Modust Masked Bee, Dark Metallic Sweat Bees, Dark Striped Sweat Bees, Megachile addenda, Bellflower Resin Bee, Blueberry Leafcutter Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Relative Leafcutter Bee, Sculpture Resin Bee, Texas Leafcutter Bee, Agile Long-horned Bee, Eastern New York Ironweed Long-horned Bee, Thistle Long-horned Bee, Goldenrod Long-horned Bee , Dark-veined Long-horned Bee, Japanese Horn-faced Bee, Dwarf Mason Bee, Texas Mason Bee, Hoary Squash Bee , Hibiscus Turret Bee , Thistle Long-horned Cuckoo Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Frigid Leafcutter Bee, Small-handed Leafcutter Bee, Unarmed Leafcutter Bee, Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee, Silver-Tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Yarrow
Photo by Brenda Torrey

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium
Nonnative Introduced
Blooming Time: April-Sept
Pollinated By: bees, beneficial insects, birds, butterflies/moths
Pollinated @ FLNI by: European Honey Bee and Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee

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