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Bombus morrisoni (Morrison Bumble Bee)

Synonyms: Bombus morrisoni umbrosus

Wikipedia Abstract

Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee. This bee lives in open scrub habitat. It nests underground and aboveground in structures and grass hummocks. It feeds on many kinds of plants, including milkweed, milkvetch, rabbitbrush, thistles, bee plants, goldenbushes, sunflowers, and goldenrods. It is an important pollinator of alfalfa in some areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Bombus morrisoni

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bombus morrisoni

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1Clements, R. E., and F. L. Long. 1923, Experimental pollination. An outline of the ecology of flowers and insects. Washington, D.C., USA, Carnegie Institute of Washington.
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0