Flowering Plants Visited
by Bombus vagans

Bombus vagans Smith: Apidae (Bombini), Hymenoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Williams, Petersen, Arnold, Cole, Schoen, Dieringer, Plowright et al., Stoutamire, Thien & Marcks, Catling, Godfery, Larson & Barrett, Hicks et al., Macior, and Barrett & Helenurm, Standley et al., Keddy & Keddy, Thomson et al., Reader, Wist, Costelloe, Grundel et al., Discover Life, Lovell, Harder & Barrett, and Wilhelm & Rericha.)

Apiaceae: Erigenia bulbosa sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Araliaceae: Aralia hispida (TMP), Aralia nudicaulis fq (BH), Aralia racemosa (Lvl); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias purpurascens [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca sn (WR); Asteraceae: Ageratina altissima sn cp (Gr), Arctium lappa sn cp (Gr), Arctium minus sn (Rb), Aster ciliolatus (WR), Aster drummondii sn cp (Gr, WR), Aster firmus (WR), Aster furcatus sn cp (Gr), Aster laevis sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus (Re, WR), Aster lateriflorus sn (Rb), Aster macrophyllus sn (Gr, WR), Aster novae-angliae sn cp (Gr, Mc), Aster ontarionis (Re), Aster oolentangiensis (Re), Aster pilosus sn cp fq (Mc), Aster prenanthoides sn (Gr), Aster puniceus sn cp (Gr), Aster sagittifolius sn (Rb), Aster sericeus (Re), Cirsium altissimum sn cp (Rb, Gr, WR), Cirsium discolor (Re, WR), Cirsium muticum (WR), Cirsium pitcheri sn fq (KK), Cirsium vulgare sn cp (Rb, Gr), Echinacea angustifolia (Ws), Erigeron annuus (Gnd), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn cp (Gr), Eupatorium serotinum sn cp (Rb), Euthamia graminifolia sn cp (Gr), Helenium autumnale sn cp (Gr, WR), Helianthus annuus sn (Rb), Helianthus decapetalus sn (Mc, WR), Helianthus giganteus sn cp (Gr), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus pauciflorus (Re), Helianthus strumosus sn cp (Gr), Helianthus tuberosus sn (Rb), Heliopsis helianthoides (Re), Liatris aspera (Re, Gnd), Liatris pycnostachya sn (Rb), Oligoneuron rigidum (Re), Ratibida pinnata sn cp (Gr), Rudbeckia hirta (WR), Rudbeckia laciniata sn cp (Gr), Silphium integrifolium sn (Rb), Silphium laciniatum (Pt), Silphium perfoliatum sn cp fq (Rb), Solidago spp. (Gnd), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Rb, Gr, Re, Mc), Solidago gigantea sn (Rb), Solidago juncea sn (Gr), Solidago nemoralis (Re), Solidago speciosa (Re), Tanacetum vulgare fq (DL), Verbesina alternifolia sn cp (Rb, WR), Vernonia fasciculata (Re); Balsaminaceae: Impatiens capensis sn fq (Gr, Lvl); Boraginaceae: Mertensia virginica sn (Rb), Onosmodium molle (Wm); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [flwr cp] (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia siphilitica sn cp (Rb, Mc); Caprifoliaceae: Diervilla lonicera (Sch), Linnaea borealis (BH), Lonicera canadensis sn prf sn@prf (Lvl), Lonicera dioica sn cp fq (Gr), Lonicera oblongifolia sn (Gr), Lonicera reticulata sn (Gr), Lonicera tartarica sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos albus sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos orbiculatus sn cp (Rb), Triosteum aurantiacum (WR), Triosteum perfoliatum sn fq (Rb, WR); Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea hederacea sn (Rb), Ipomoea pandurata sn (Rb), Ipomoea purpurea sn (Rb); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia virginiensis cp (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus alternifolia (WR), Cornus canadensis fq (BH); Ericaceae: Andromeda glaucophylla (Rd), Gaultheria procumbens fq (Lvl), Ledum groenlandicum (WR), Vaccinium macrocarpon fq (Rd); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens (Re), Amphicarpaea bracteata comosa sn cp (Rb), Baptisia leucantha (WR), Baptisia tinctoria (DL), Cercis canadensis sn (Rb), Dalea purpurea (Re, WR), Desmodium canadense cp (Re), Melilotus alba (Re), Trifolium pratense sn cp (Rb, Mc), Vicia americana (WR), Vicia cracca (WR); Fumariaceae: Dicentra cucullaria sn (Rb); Gentianaceae: Gentiana andrewsii sn cp fq (Mc, Cst), Gentianopsis crinita sn cp fq (Cst); Geraniaceae: Geranium maculatum sn (Rb); Grossulariaceae: Ribes hirtellum sn (Gr), Ribes missouriense sn (Rb, Gr); Hydrophyllaceae: Ellisia nyctelea sn (Rb), Hydrophyllum appendiculatum sn (Rb), Hydrophyllum virginianum sn fq (Rb); Hypericaceae: Hypericum kalmianum cp (WR), Hypericum pyramidatum cp (Rb); Lamiaceae: Agastache foeniculum (Re), Agastache nepetoides sn fq (Rb), Blephilia ciliata sn (Rb), Blephilia hirsuta (WR), Glechoma hederacea sn (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn fq (Rb, Pt, Re), Nepeta cataria sn cp fq (Rb), Physostegia parviflora (DL), Physostegia virginiana sn cp (Rb), Prunella vulgaris sn fq (Rb, Mc, Cst, DL), Pycnanthemum virginianum (Re), Scutellaria incana sn cp (Rb), Scutellaria ovata bracteata sn cp fq (Rb), Stachys palustris sn (Rb, Re, DL), Teucrium canadense sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Allium canadense (Re), Allium tricoccum sn (Gr), Asparagus officinalis sn (Gr), Clintonia borealis sn cp fq (Gr, BH, WR), Maianthemum canadense cp/exp (BH), Polygonatum commutatum sn cp (Rb, Gr), Polygonatum pubescens sn cp (Gr), Smilacina stellata sn (Gr); Lythraceae: Lythrum salicaria (WR); Malvaceae: Malva neglecta sn (Rb); Melastomataceae: Rhexia virginica cp (LBt); Orchidaceae: Calopogon tuberosus exp fq (Co, TM), Cypripedium acaule exp (Plw, Stm, BH, WR), Galearis spectabilis sn fq (Dr), Pogonia ophioglossoides sn fq (TM, WR), Spiranthes lacera sn (Ct), Spiranthes romanzoffiana sn (Ct, Gd); Polemoniaceae: Phlox divaricata laphamii sn (Rb), Polemonium reptans sn (Rb); Pontederiaceae: Pontederia cordata sn (HB); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Primulaceae: Dodecatheon meadia cp exp (Mc); Pyrolaceae: Chimaphila maculata sn fq (Std), Chimaphila umbellata sn fq (BH, Std), Orthilia secunda (BH); Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia canadensis sn cp (Mc), Clematis pitcheri sn (Rb), Delphinium carolinianum virescens sn (Re), Delphinium tricorne sn fq (Rb, Mc); Rosaceae: Rubus allegheniensis (WR), Rubus argutus (DL), Rubus occidentalis (WR), Spiraea alba (DL), Spiraea tomentosa (DL); Rubiaceae: Mitchella repens sn (Hck); Salicaceae: Salix myricoides [unsp sn/cp] (WR); Scrophulariaceae: Aureolaria grandiflora sn (Rb), Aureolaria pedicularia (Gnd), Chelone glabra sn fq (Cst, Lvl), Dasistoma macrophylla sn cp fq (Rb), Linaria vulgaris sn (Rb, Arn), Mimulus ringens sn (Rb), Pedicularis canadensis sn (Mc), Pedicularis lanceolata sn cp fq (Mc, Cst), Penstemon digitalis sn (Rb), Penstemon hirsutus sn (Rb), Scrophularia lanceolata (WR), Scrophularia marilandica sn fq (Rb), Verbascum thapsus sn cp (Rb), Veronicastrum virginicum sn (Rb, Pt); Solanaceae: Physalis philadelphica (DL); Staphyleaceae: Staphylea trifolia sn fq (Rb); Valerianaceae: Valerianella radiata sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena hastata (Re, WR), Verbena stricta sn (Rb, WR); Violaceae: Viola striata sn np (Rb)

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