Specialist bees on Dwarf Thistle

5 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Oblique Longhorn Bee Epimelissodes obliquus Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more 1 record on plume thistles
Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee Megachile pugnata Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more 1 record on plume thistles
Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee Megachile fidelis Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more 1 record on plume thistles
Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee Megachile inimica Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more 1 record on plume thistles
Western Thistle Longhorn Bee Melissodes rivalis Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Brickellia and 1 more 1 record on plume thistles