GrowNativePlants Plant Directory

Melissodes microstictus

Melissodes microstictus native bee

Long-horned bees, late-summer composite specialists across the grasslands.

15 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

BlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–September(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas GoldmanFireweedChamaenerion angustifoliumwildflower · July-AugustGumweedGrindelia squarrosawildflower · July-September(c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY)Hoary AsterDieteria canescenswildflower · July-September(c) Andreas Stiller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andreas StillerLate GoldenrodSolidago giganteawildflower · August-SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberPrairie GoldenrodSolidago missouriensiswildflower · July-August(c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)RabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-October(c) Fluff Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Fluff BergerShowy FleabaneErigeron speciosuswildflower · June–August(c) aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by aarongunnarSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSmooth Fleabane (Streamside Fleabane)Erigeron glabelluswildflower · June–AugustTufted FleabaneErigeron caespitosuswildflower · June–July

gathers pollen at

(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas GoldmanCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–September(c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)Hairy Golden AsterHeterotheca villosawildflower · July-September(c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom HiltonWild Blue FlaxLinum lewisiiwildflower · June–August