Flowering Plants Visited
by Polistes fuscata

Polistes fuscata Fabricius: Vespidae (Polistinae), Hymenoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Betz et al., Willson & Bertin., Wilhelm & Rericha, and Anderson. This is the Northern Paper Wasp. An alternative spelling of the scientific name is Polistes fuscatus.)

Alismataceae: Sagittaria latifolia [pist sn] (Rb); Anacardiaceae: Rhus copallina [pist sn] (Rb), Rhus glabra [pist sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Angelica atropurpurea sn (WR), Cicuta maculata sn fq (Rb, WR), Daucus carota sn (WR), Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn fq (Rb), Oxypolis rigidior sn (Rb, WR), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb), Perideridia americana sn (Rb), Polytaenia nuttalli sn fq (Rb), Sium suave sn (Rb, WR), Zizia aurea sn (Rb, Re); Asclepiadaceae: Ampelamus albidus [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias hirtella [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias verticillata [plpr sn] [plup sn fq] (Rb, Btz, WB); Asteraceae: Ageratina altissima sn (WR), Arctium lappa sn (Gr), Arnoglossum atriplicifolium sn (WR), Aster ericoides sn fq (Rb, Re, WR), Aster furcatus sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn fq (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Aster lateriflorus sn fq (Rb, Gr), Aster macrophyllus sn (Gr), Aster pilosus sn (Rb, Re), Aster prenanthoides sn (Gr), Aster puniceus sn (Gr), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Boltonia asterioides sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Conyza canadensis sn (Rb), Doellingeria umbellata sn (WR), Erechtites hieracifolia sn (Rb, WR), Eupatorium altissimum sn (Rb, WR), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (Rb, Gr, WR), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Rb, Gr, WR), Helenium autumnale sn (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (WR), Helianthus hirsutus sn (WR), Oligoneuron ohioense sn (WR), Oligoneuron rigidum sn (Rb, Re, WR), Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sn (Rb), Ratibida pinnata sn (Rb), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Solidago canadensis sn fq (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Solidago gigantea sn (WR), Solidago juncea sn (Gr, WR), Solidago missouriensis sn (Rb), Solidago nemoralis sn fq (Rb, Re, WR), Solidago patula sn (WR), Solidago speciosa sn (Rb, Re), Solidago ulmifolia sn (Rb, WR), Tanacetum vulgare sn (Gr), Verbesina alternifolia sn (WR); Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris sn (Rb); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [exfl sn] (WR); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos orbiculatus sn (Rb, WR), Viburnum prunifolium sn (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus florida sn (Rb), Cornus obliqua sn (Rb); Cucurbitaceae: Sicyos angulatus [unsp sn fq] (Rb); Euphorbiaceae: Croton glandulosus septentrionalis sn@exfl (WR), Euphorbia corollata sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens sn (Re), Apios americana sn (WR), Cercis canadensis sn (Rb), Lupinus perennis exp (Re), Melilotus alba sn (Rb, Re), Strophostyles helvola [exfl sn] (Rb); Gentianaceae: Frasera caroliniensis sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Lycopus americanus sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum pilosum sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb, WR), Pycnanthemum virginianum sn (Re, WR); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb), Tofieldia glutinosa sn (Gr); Onagraceae: Ludwigia polycarpa sn (Rb); Phytolaccaceae: Phytolacca americana sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Persicaria hydropiper sn (Rb), Persicaria hydropiperoides sn (Rb), Persicaria punctata sn (Rb), Persicaria lapathifolia sn (Rb), Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus americanus sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus coccinea sn fq (Rb), Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb),  Crataegus mollis sn (Rb), Fragaria virginiana sn (Rb), Prunus americana sn (Rb), Prunus serotina [flwr sn] (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix discolor [unsp sn] (Gr), Salix interior [stam sn] (Rb), Salix rigida [pist sn] (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Scrophularia lanceolata sn (WR), Scrophularia marilandica sn (Rb, WR); Tiliaceae: Tilia cordata (Adn)

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