Table 1. Plants visited by honey bee foragers originating from the sentinel colonies at the RRAC experimental apiary (Pinal County, AZ, USA).
Species | Family | Common name |
---|---|---|
Acacia constricta | Fabaceae | Whitethorn acacia |
Acacia greggii | Fabaceae | Catclaw acacia |
Amaranthus spp. | Amaranthaceae | Amaranth spp. |
Atriplex polycarpa | Amaranthaceae | Cattle saltbush |
Boerhavia intermedia | Nyctaginaceae | Spiderling |
Ferocactus wislizeni | Cactaceae | Fishhook barrel cactus |
Geraea canescens | Asteraceae | Hairy desert sunflower |
Hymenothrix wislizeni | Asteraceae | Trans-Pecos thimblehead |
Larrea tridentata | Zygophyllaceae | Creosote |
Lepidium thurberi | Brassicaceae | Thurber's pepperweed |
Parkinsonia florida | Fabaceae | Blue palo verde |
Proboscidea wrightii | Martyniaceae | Devil's claw |
Prosopis juliflora var. velutina | Fabaceae | Velvet mesquite |