Research Article

Pollination Biology of Potentilla recta (Sulfur Cinquefoil) and Its Cooccurring Native Congener Potentilla gracilis in Northeastern Oregon

Table 5

List of pollinator species observed more than once, in order of abundance, for the 2003 flowering season at Ham and Rice sites, at Potentilla recta (exotic) and Potentilla gracilis (native) flowers, throughout the duration of the pollinator exclusion experiment conducted at these two sites, in June and early July 2003. Bold face refers to large bodied individuals, underline refers to medium bodied individuals, and light face refers to small bodied individuals.

Pollinator speciesRice nativePollinator speciesHam native

H ylaeus episcopalis6Panurginus sp.23
Lasioglossum sp.5Lasioglossum olympiae12
Trichodes ornatus4Halictus ligatus7
Eristalis hirta4Halictus tripartitus7
Panurginus sp.2Halictus sp.7
Lasioglossum olympiae2Apis melifera6
Bombus rufocinctus2Bombyliidae 26
Andrena sp.2Eristalis hirta3
Ceratina acantha2Coenonympha tullia3
Andrena candida2Ceratina acantha3
Bombyliidae UID2Osmia sp. A3
Halictus farinosus2Andrena augustitarsata2
Chlosyne paulla2Aporinellus yucatanchsis2
Pollenia pseudorudis2Lasioglossum (Evylaeus)2
Melissodes bimatris2

17 species Seen Once1720 Species seen once20
Total richness31Total richness35
Total abundance56Total abundance108

Pollinator speciesRice sulfurPollinator speciesHam sulfur

Hylaeus episcopalis6Apis melifera27
Eristalis hirta6Hylaeus episcopalis3
Bombus rufocinctus2Bombus bifarius3
Bombus bifarius2Eristalis hirta2
Andrena sp.2Andrena candida2
Andrena prunorum2Colletes sp.2
Ceratina acantha2Osmia pusilla2
Megachile perhirta2Andrena thaspii2

14 species seen once1416 Species seen once16
Total richness22Total richness25
Total abundance38Total abundance84