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Apis mellifera

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Common Name
Order Hymenoptera
Family Apidae
Genus Apis
Species mellifera
Subspecies
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Pollinated Plants:
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Cited in: Diversity and temporal change in the effective pollinators of Asclepias tuberosa
Oenothera elata (evening primrose)
Cited in: Visitation of evening primrose by carpenter bees
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cited in: The effect of wild radish floral morphology on pollination efficiency by four taxa of pollinators
Alliaria petiolata
Cited in: Pollination biology and breeding system of Allaria petiolata (Brassicaceae)
Aletes humilis (Colorado aletes)
Cited in: Aletes humilis Coult. & Rose (Colorado aletes)
Claytonia virginica
Cited in: Pollination effectiveness of specialist and generalist visitors to a North Carolina population of Claytonia virginica
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Cited in: Pollination effectiveness and pollinator importance in a population of Heterotheca subaxillaris (Asteraceae)
Nepeta cataria (catnip)
Cited in: Patch size, pollinator behavior, and pollinator limitation on catnip
Asclepias syriaca
Cited in: Nectar production, composition, energetics and pollinator attractiveness in spring flowers of western New York
Lonicera maackii
Cited in: Nectar production, composition, energetics and pollinator attractiveness in spring flowers of western New York
Trifolium repens
Cited in: Nectar production, composition, energetics and pollinator attractiveness in spring flowers of western New York
Amianthium muscaetoxicum
Cited in: Breeding system, pollination, and pollinator limitation in a perennial herb, Amianthium muscaetoxicum (Liliaceae)
Astragalus miser
Cited in: Pollinator sharing by three sympatric milkvetches including the endangered species Astragalus montii
Eupatorium maculatum (joe-pye weed)
Cited in: The effect of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.; Lythraceae) on the pollination and reproductive success of sympatric co-flowering wetland plants
Impatiens capensis
Cited in: The effect of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.; Lythraceae) on the pollination and reproductive success of sympatric co-flowering wetland plants
Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)
Cited in: The effect of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.; Lythraceae) on the pollination and reproductive success of sympatric co-flowering wetland plants
Astragalus cibarius
Cited in: The pollination ecology of Astragalus cibarius and Astragalus utahensis (Leguminosae)
Arabis fecunda (Sapphire rockcress)
Cited in: The mating system and relative performance of selfed and outcrossed progeny in Arabis fecunda (Brassicaceae)
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)
Cited in: The quality of pollination by diurnal and nocturnal insects visiting common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Lupinus nanus
Cited in: Flower abundance in a population of sky lupine (Lupinus nanus) over three years in central coastal California
Asclepias syriaca
Cited in: Insect adaptation and behavior in Asclepias pollination
Asclepias incarnata
Cited in: Insect adaptation and behavior in Asclepias pollination
Asclepias verticillata
Cited in: Insect adaptation and behavior in Asclepias pollination
Asclepias verticillata
Cited in: Nectar production and flower visitors of Asclepias verticillata
Argemone albiflora
Cited in: The breeding biology and aspects of pollination effectiveness in Oenothera speciosa (Onagraceae)
Nemophila phacelioides
Cited in: The breeding biology and aspects of pollination effectiveness in Oenothera speciosa (Onagraceae)
Oenothera speciosa
Cited in: The breeding biology and aspects of pollination effectiveness in Oenothera speciosa (Onagraceae)
Asclepias meadii (Mead's milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias amplexicaulis (sand milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias exaltata (poke milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias incarnata (marsh milkweed, swamp milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias sullivantii (prairie milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias venticillata (whorled milkweed)
Cited in: Insect pollinators of 12 milkweed (Asclepias) species
Asclepias welshii (Welsh's milkweed)
Cited in: Welsh's milkweed, Asclepias welshii, Recovery Plan
Arabis fecunda (sapphire rockcress)
Cited in: The mating system and relative importance of selfed and outcrossed progeny in Arabis fecunda (Brassicaceae)
Larrea tridentata (creosote bush)
Cited in: Complex responses within a desert bee guild (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) to urban habitat fragmentation
Pogogyne abramsii (San Diego mesa mint)
Cited in: The effect of density-dependent insect visits, flowering phenology, and plant size on seed set on the endangered vernal pool plant Pogogyne abramsii (Lamiaceae) in natural compared to created vernal pools
Prosopis velutina (velvet mesquite)
Cited in: Pollination effectiveness and pollination efficiency of insects foraging Prosopis velutina in south-eastern Arizona

Cited in: Effects of urban land use on pollinator (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) communities in a desert metropolis
Dicerandra frutescens (Lake Placid scrub mint)
Cited in: Pollination ecology of the rare scrub mint Dicerandra frutescens (Lamiaceae)
Polemonium reptans
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia angelensis
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia achilleaefolia
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia capitata
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia latiflora
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia leptantha
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Gilia splendens
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Eriastrum densifolium
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family
Eriastrum sapphirinum
Cited in: Flower pollination in the Phlox family