Provides Nesting Materials/Structure for Native BeesPlants that native bees nest beneath, within, or harvest parts from to construct their nests. This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Andropogon hallii | Sand Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | |
Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard Bluestem, Split Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Aristida purpurea | Purple Threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple Three-awn, Red Threeawn | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta | Red Three-awn, Fendler Three-awn, Purple Threeawn | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi | Blue Threeawn | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Aristida purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Threeawn, Red Threeawn | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Artemisia californica | Coastal Sagebrush, California Sagebrush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia campestris | Field Sagewort | Biennial | Herb | Dry | |
Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Field Sagewort, Northern Wormwood | Biennial, Perennial | Herb | ||
Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata | Field Sagewort | Biennial | Herb | Sun | |
Artemisia cana | Silver Sagebrush, Coaltown Sagebrush, Dwarf Sagebrush, Hoary Sagebrush, Silvery Sagebrush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Sagewort, Douglas Mugwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Artemisia dracunculus | Tarragon | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Artemisia filifolia | Sand Sagebrush, Silver Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood, Sand Sage | Perennial | Subshrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagewort, Prairie Sagebrush, Fringed Sage, Pasture Sage | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, White Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sagebrush, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Cudweed Sagewort, Mugwort Wormwood | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia nova | Black Sagebrush | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia palmeri | San Diego Sagewort, San Diego Sagebrush | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Moist |
Artemisia pycnocephala | Beach Sagebrush, Beach Wormwood, Sand Hill Sage | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia stelleriana | Oldwoman, Dusty Miller | Perennial | Herb | ||
Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior | Tilesius' Wormwood, Aleutian Mugwort | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush, Great Basin Sagebrush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Bouteloua hirsuta | Hairy Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Bromus kalmii | Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome, Wild Chess | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud, Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis | Eastern Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Cercis canadensis var. mexicana | Mexican Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cercis orbiculata | California Redbud, Western Redbud, Arizona Redbud, Pata De Vaca | Perennial | Tree | ||
Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Willow-leaved Catalpa, Willowleaf Catalpa, Bow Willow, Flor De Mimbre, Mimbre | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Cirsium arizonicum | Arizona Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium brevistylum | Clustered Thistle, Indian Thistle, Short-style Thistle | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium cymosum | Peregrine Thistle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium discolor | Field Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Cirsium drummondii | Dwarf Thistle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Cirsium edule | Edible Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Cirsium engelmannii | Engelmann's Thistle | Biennial, Perennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium flodmanii | Flodman's Thistle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium foliosum | Elk Thistle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium hillii | Hill's Thistle, Hollow-rooted Thistle, Prairie Thistle | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | |
Cirsium horridulum | Bristle Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Horrid Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle, Bull Thistle | Annual | Herb | ||
Cirsium mohavense | Mojave Thistle | Annual | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Cirsium muticum | Swamp Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle, Utah Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | |
Cirsium occidentale | Cobwebby Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | |
Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum | Snowy Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale | Cobwebby Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium ochrocentrum | Yellowspine Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium peckii | Steen Mountain Thistle, Ghost Thistle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Cirsium pitcheri | Sand Dune Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Cirsium pumilum | Pasture Thistle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium scariosum | Meadow Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Cirsium turneri | Cliff Thistle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Cirsium undulatum | Wavyleaf Thistle, Plumed Thistle | Biennial | Herb | ||
Cirsium wheeleri | Wheeler's Thistle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes | Heller's Rosette Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Eragrostis intermedia | Plains Lovegrass, Plains Love Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Eragrostis trichodes | Sand Lovegrass, Sand Love Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | |
Hesperostipa spartea | Porcupinegrass, Porcupine Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Koeleria macrantha | Prairie Junegrass, Junegrass, Prairie Koeler's Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Muhlenbergia rigens | Deergrass, Meadow Muhly, Deer Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa | Honey Mesquite | Perennial | Tree | ||
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana | Western Honey Mesquite, Torrey Mesquite, Western Mesquite | Perennial | Tree | ||
Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite, American Screwbean, Tornillo, Screwbean, Screwpod Mesquite, Twisted Bean, Fremont Screwbean | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite | Perennial | Tree | ||
Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rhus aromatica var. serotina | Fragrant Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus integrifolia | Lemonade Sumac, Lemonadeberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus lanceolata | Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Prairie Sumac, Lance-leaf Sumac, Lance-leaved Sumac, Texas Sumac, Tree Sumac, Limestone Sumac, Prairie Shining Sumac | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Rhus microphylla | Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus ovata | Sugar Sumac, Sugarbush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush, Skunkbush Sumac, Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Scented Sumac, Ill-scented Sumac, Basketbush, Squawbush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus trilobata var. pilosissima | Downy Fragrant Sumac, Downy Aromatic Sumac, Pubescent Skunkbush Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata | Skunkbush Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus virens var. choriophylla | Mearn Sumac, Evergreen Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose, Wild Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | Prickly Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Rosa arkansana | Prairie Rose, Arkansas Rose | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Rosa arkansana var. suffulta | Prairie Rose, Sunshine Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Rosa blanda | Smooth Rose, Early Wild Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rosa blanda var. blanda | Smooth Rose | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rosa blanda var. glabra | Smooth Rose | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rosa californica | California Wildrose, California Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet |
Rosa carolina | Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Rosa carolina var. carolina | Carolina Rose | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa foliolosa | White Prairie Rose, Leafy Rose | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Part-shade | |
Rosa gymnocarpa | Dwarf Rose | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa nitida | Shining Rose | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa palustris | Swamp Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Rosa pisocarpa | Cluster Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rosa setigera | Climbing Prairie Rose, Climbing Rose, Prairie Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa setigera var. tomentosa | Climbing Rose, Illinois Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Rosa stellata | Desert Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rosa virginiana | Virginia Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rosa virginiana var. virginiana | Virginia Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Rosa woodsii | Woods' Rose, Western Wild Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana | Woods' Rose, Arizona Wild Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Rubus adjacens | Peaty Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus allegheniensis | Allegheny Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis | Allegheny Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus allegheniensis var. gravesii | Graves' Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus alumnus | Oldfield Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Part-shade | |
Rubus arcticus | Arctic Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis | Dwarf Raspberry | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Rubus arcuans | Wand Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus arenicola | Sanddwelling Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus argutus | Sawtooth Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus arvensis | Field Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus biformispinus | Pasture Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus canadensis | Smooth Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus chamaemorus | Cloudberry, Baked Apple Berry, Bakeapple | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Rubus cuneifolius | Sand Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Part-shade | |
Rubus deliciosus | Delicious Raspberry, Rocky Mountain Raspberry | Perennial | Vine | ||
Rubus elegantulus | Showy Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus flagellaris | Northern Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus glandicaulis | Glandstem Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus gulosus | New Brunswick Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus hispidus | Bristly Dewberry, Swamp Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus idaeus | American Red Raspberry, Wild Red Raspberry, Red Raspberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus | Grayleaf Red Raspberry, Red Raspberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus junceus | Herbaceous Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus kennedyanus | Kennedy's Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus lasiococcus | Roughfruit Berry, Dwarf Bramble | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Rubus leucodermis | Whitebark Raspberry, Black Raspberry | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Rubus maniseesensis | Mohican Trail Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus montensis | Mountaintop Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus multiformis | Variable Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus navus | Grand Lake Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus occidentalis | Black Raspberry, Thimbleberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus odoratus | Purple-flowering Raspberry, Thimbleberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus ortivus | Mt. Desert Island Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus particeps | Kingston Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus parviflorus | Western Thimbleberry, Thimbleberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus pedatus | Strawberryleaf Raspberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus pensilvanicus | Pennsylvania Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus pergratus | Upland Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus plicatifolius | Plaitleaf Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus provincialis | Groundberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry, Dwarf Raspberry, Dwarf Red Raspberry, Trailing Raspberry, Dwarf Red Bramble, Dewberry, Pigeonberry | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Rubus pubescens var. pilosifolius | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Rubus pubescens var. pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry, Pigeonberry | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus pugnax | Pugnacious Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus recurvans | Recurved Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus recurvicaulis | Arching Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus regionalis | Wisconsin Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus riograndis | Rio Grande Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus russeus | Halifax Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus segnis | Nova Scotia Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus semisetosus | Swamp Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus setosus | Setose Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus severus | Harsh Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus spectabilis | Salmonberry, Salmon Raspberry | Perennial | Subshrub, Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus tardatus | Wet Thicket Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus trifrons | Threeleaflet Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus trivialis | Southern Dewberry, Dewberry | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry, California Dewberry, Western Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Rubus vermontanus | Vermont Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus vigoratus | Essex Dewberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Rubus wheeleri | Wheeler's Blackberry | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa | Black Elderberry, Red Elder | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | Red Elderberry, Scarlet Elder, Red-berried Elder | Perennial | Shrub | Shade | Moist |
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant, Indian Cup | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Silphium terebinthinaceum | Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed, Composite Dropseed, Rough Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Composite Dropseed, Tall Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii | Drummond's Dropseed, Head-like Dropseed, Meadow Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Sporobolus flexuosus | Mesa Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Sporobolus giganteus | Giant Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Sporobolus heterolepis | Prairie Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Yucca glauca | Soapweed Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Plains Yucca, Beargrass, Great Plains Yucca | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Yucca glauca var. glauca | Soapweed Yucca, Narrow-leaf Yucca | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub, Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |