Flowering Plants Visited
by Bombus affinis
Bombus affinis Cresson: Apidae (Bombini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Reed, Graenicher, Betz et al., Williams, Arnold, Clinebell, Schoen, Ne'eman et al., Larson & Barrett, Macior, Conger, Lindsey, Cane et al., Reader, Cane & Schiffhauser, Costelloe, Discover Life, Reynolds et al., Wilhelm & Rericha, and Anderson)
Apiaceae: Angelica atropurpurea (WR), Cicuta maculata sn (WR), Thaspium barbinode (Lnd); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias hirtella [plup sn] (Btz), Asclepias meadii [plup sn] (Btz), Asclepias syriaca sn (WR); Asteraceae: Ageratina altissima (WR), Arctium lappa sn cp (Gr), Aster drummondii sn cp (Gr), Aster lanceolatus (Re), Aster ontarionis (Re), Aster oolentangiensis (Re), Aster puniceus sn cp (Gr), Aster sericeus (Re), Cirsium altissimum sn (Gr, WR), Cirsium arvense (WR), Cirsium discolor sn cp (WR), Cirsium hillii (WR), Cirsium muticum (WR), Crepis tectorum (Re), Echinacea purpurea (Cl), Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (WR), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr, WR), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn cp (Gr, WR), Helianthus giganteus sn cp (Gr, WR), Liatris pycnostachya (Cl), Oligoneuron rigidum (Re), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Gr, Re), Solidago juncea (WR), Solidago nemoralis (Re), Solidago speciosa (Re), Sonchus arvensis (WR); Boraginaceae: Onosmodium molle (Wm); Campanulaceae: Lobelia siphilitica fq (Mc); Caprifoliaceae: Diervilla lonicera (Sch); Caryophyllaceae: Silene caroliniana fq (Ry); Ericaceae: Andromeda glaucophylla (Rd), Chamaedaphne calyculata (Rd), Vaccinium macrocarpon sn (CS), Vaccinium stamineum (Cn); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens (Re), Dalea purpurea (Re, WR), Dalea villosa (Re), Medicago sativa (DL), Melilotus alba (Re); Fumariaceae: Dicentra cucullaria sn prf sn@prf fq (Mc); Gentianaceae: Gentianella quinquefolia sn sn@prf (WR); Grossulariaceae: Ribes hirtellum sn (Gr); Lamiaceae: Agastache foeniculum (Re), Blephilia hirsuta (WR), Monarda fistulosa (Re), Nepeta cataria (Re), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (WR), Pycnanthemum virginianum (Re, WR), Stachys aspera sn/cp (Cng), Teucrium canadense sn/cp (Cng); Melastomataceae: Rhexia virginica cp (LBt); Parnassiaceae: Parnassia glauca sn (Gr); Primulaceae: Dodecatheon meadia cp (Mc); Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia canadensis sn prf sn@prf (Mc), Delphinium tricorne prf sn@prf fq np (Mc); Rosaceae: Spiraea tomentosa (DL); Sarraceniaceae: Sarracenia purpurea cp (NNE); Scrophulariaceae: Linaria vulgaris fq (Arn, Mc), Pedicularis canadensis sn (Mc), Pedicularis lanceolata cp (Mc, Cst), Penstemon grandiflorus (Re); Solanaceae: Solanum dulcamara cp (Mc); Tiliaceae: Tilia cordata (Adn); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta (Re)