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The plant I identified is catnip (Nepeta cataria). Catnip is native to Europe but is a naturalized wildflower throughout the United States.
This flower displays bilateral symmetry, and a slightly tubular flower, however the flower has a wide mouth and the reproductive parts extend beyond the tubular part of the flower, so it will be classified as not tubular. Based on the pollinator key, beetles, bee-like flies,carrion flies, or moths are not likely pollinators. The remaining possible pollination systems are bees, bats, and wind, with butterflies and birds being less likely.
A. A total five pollinators of four different types of visited this plant in a fifteen-minute period.
B. The visitors did not match my predictions for the flower.
C. The total number of pollinators per hour is 20.
D. This site has a higher than average number of pollinators.
E. Yes, pollinator service is probably a proxy for other kinds of ecosystem variables. If any other ecosystem variable such as soil quality or water filtration were to change, it could affect any number of other variables in the ecosystem, it could changing the composition of the site overall by providing conditions that different plant species prefer, and potentially altering reproductive or feeding sites for pollinators.
Photo: joyce-road.blogspot.com/2012/08/wildflower-catnip.html
Milkweed provides food for the Monarch butterfly, it also supports other pollinators such as honey bees that are vital to agriculture. Milkweed also provides homes for beneficial insects that control the spread of destructive insects. Dianne Johnson photographer, USDA photo
A western honeybee (Apis mellifera) pollinating lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia) in western Oregon. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
Project 7 x 52: Pollinators. I found dozens of varieties on a just a few plants in the Peace Garden in Bear River.
Been sidelined with a pulled back muscle for a week. Finally better so Lori and I went out to the Rock Garden and Rose Garden between rain showers. The rock Garden is much more colourful this year than last!
Milkweed provides food for the Monarch butterfly, it also supports other pollinators such as honey bees that are vital to agriculture. Milkweed also provides homes for beneficial insects that control the spread of destructive insects. Dianne Johnson photographer, USDA photo
A worker Eastern Bumble Bee braces herself on the petals of a hosta flower while reaching the nectar reservoir with her long tongue. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, September 12, 2022.
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A healthy pollinator population is important for food and seed production. The Vancouver Park Board worked with UBC students through CityStudio Vancouver to create three prototypes for housing some of these tiny yet critical Vancouver residents. UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture students produced these designs and are testing them here. The Fifth and Pine Pop-up Park provides a unique testing ground that benefits pollinators and people. Have a look around you. What kind of pollinator creatures do you see?