File:Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis) on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (36130625972).jpg

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Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleome serrulata) is starting to bloom. It is listed as a weed in many places, even though it is one of the native plants collected by Lewis and Clark. It is also called Rocky Mountain beeweed, stinking-clover, bee spider-flower, and skunk weed. It can grow in disturbed sites and in some very tough soils and conditions. As its name implies, all types of bees are attracted to it and whenever we find it on Seedskadee NWR in flower, it is covered up with all sorts of other insects as well. In this photo, a Nevada bumble bee collects pollen and sips nectar. Once the seeds mature and drop, birds and small mammals feed on them. It is a prolific seed producer, so the seeds that make it into the soil keep this annual plant around each year.

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Source Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis) on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Author USFWS Mountain-Prairie

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USFWS Mountain Prairie at https://flickr.com/photos/51986662@N05/36130625972 (archive). It was reviewed on 17 May 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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