Special Value to Honey Bees
Identified by beekeepers and pollination biologists as an important pollen or nectar source (honey plant) for honey bees. This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Asclepias arenaria | Sand Milkweed Western Sand Milkweed | |
Asclepias asperula | Antelope-horns Spider Milkweed Green-flowered Milkweed Spider Antelope-horns Antelope Horns | |
Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Antelope-horns Antelope Horns Antelope Horns Milkweed | |
Asclepias brachystephana | Bract Milkweed Desert-rose Milkweed | |
Asclepias californica | California Milkweed | |
Asclepias cryptoceras | Pallid Milkweed Humboldt Mountain Milkweed | |
Asclepias engelmanniana | Engelmann's Milkweed | |
Asclepias eriocarpa | Woollypod Milkweed | |
Asclepias exaltata | Poke Milkweed | |
Asclepias fascicularis | Mexican Whorled Milkweed Narrowleaf Milkweed | |
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