Location: Fellsmere Grade Recreation Area
This is known as Bur-Marigold,
It grows well near ponds and streams
And although shown here is a Plushback Fly,
This plant has special value to native bees.*
* To quote the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, "special value" is defined as "Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees."
Sources: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Bidens laevisThis is known as Bur-Marigold,
It grows well near ponds and streams
And although shown here is a Plushback Fly,
This plant has special value to native bees.*
* To quote the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, "special value" is defined as "Recognized by pollination ecologists as attracting large numbers of native bees."
Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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