Vinegar Weed

I "discovered" Vinegar Weed this summer. It has a very amazing flower. I found a website talking about the interaction of between pollinators and the flower and became intrigued because the only pollinator I had observed was the Western Honey Bee. So today I went to the field to see if I could spot more pollinators.

I believe the Vinegar Weed is a little past prime as it seems that most of the flowers appeared a little wilted. The various pollinators were quite active and did not dwell on any flower long, it seems, except for a Cabbage White. So it was very hard to photograph them.

I saw six different pollinators today.
Large Carpenter Bee - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340397
Cabbage White - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340393
Skippers - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340392
Wasp - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340389
Western Honey Bee - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340382
Tripartite Sweat Bee - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136340381

Here is the pollinator / plant site I was referring to above: https://www.amateuranthecologist.com/2015/08/trichostema-lanceolatum.html

Posted on September 24, 2022 10:58 PM by joerich