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KERR CENTER GUIDE

Native Plants for Native Pollinators in Oklahoma

DAVID REDHAGE MAURA MCDERMOTT

K ER R CENT ER FO R SUSTAI N AB L E AG R I CULT UR E | 2015

The Kerr Center Guide to:

Native Plants for Native Pollinators in Oklahoma

David Redhage Maura McDermott

KERR CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 2015 I

Copyright ? 2015 Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture

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Address enquiries to: Communications Director, Kerr Center

Native Pollinator Education Project David Redhage, Director

Native Plants for Native Pollinators Report Editing: Maura McDermott & Wylie Harris Design and layout by Argus DesignWorks. Printed by Calvert McBride, Ft. Smith, AR

Available online. For printed copies, contact the Kerr Center.

Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture 24456 Kerr Rd. Poteau, OK 74953 918.647.9123 mailbox@

This material is based upon work supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under number 69-7335-1-21. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In 2011, The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture received State Conservation Innovation Grant #69-7335-1-21, from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. The grant was titled "Native Pollinator Education for Eastern Oklahoma."

In partnership with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the center is providing education to agriculture and conservation educators, farmers, ranchers and the public about the importance of native pollinators and how to preserve and establish habitat for them. Projects include a labeled landscape, horticulture and range plantings, riparian conservation, working with landowners to establish pollinator habitat, and extensive educational outreach including workshops, publications, public presentations, and web pages.

We want to thank Jennifer Hopwood, Ann Stine, and Eric Mader of the Xerces Society for their work on this project and publication. Their expertise is much appreciated; their contributions were extensive and invaluable.

We would also like to thank the administration, staff, and trustees of the Kerr Center for their interest in, and support of, our work with native plants, pollinators and ecosystems.

In particular, a big thank you to Christy Price, of our Board of Trustees, whose appreciation for the beauty and wonder of the natural world inspired us throughout the project.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Common Names of Pollinator Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

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Native Plants for Pollinators: Plant Profiles

Pollinators Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Seed Gathering, Growing and Transplanting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Pollinator Habitat on the Kerr Ranch and Farm

Pastures of Plenty .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Walking Down a Country Road . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Pollinator Plant Profiles (listed alphabetically by scientific name) . . . . . . 9-46

List of Native Pollinators by Scientific Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Planting for Pollinators.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About the Authors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

About the Kerr Center . . . . inside back cover

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PHOTO CREDITS

n DAVID REDHAGE: cover, pgs.:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 43, 44, 46

n MAURA MCDERMOTT: cover, pgs.: III, VI, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 49, 50

n BRANSFORD, W.D. and DOLPHIA, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, p. 32

n DOUG GOLDMAN, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA-NRCS-NPDT, pg. 13

COMMON NAMES of POLLINATOR PLANTS

COMMON NAME Aster Barbara's buttons Basket-flower Beebalm Big bluestem Bluestar Buffalograss Butterflyweed Celestial lily Compassplant Coneflower Cream wild indigo Coral Honeysuckle Fogfruit Giant coneflower Golden coreopsis Goldenrod Illinois bundleflower Indian blanket

SCIENTIFIC NAME Aster spp. Marshallia caespitosa Centaurea americana Monarda fistulosa Andropogon gerardii Amsonia tabernaemontana Bouteloua dactyloides Asclepias tuberosa Nemastylis geminiflora Silphium laciniatum Echinacea spp. Baptisia bracteata Lonicera sempervirens Phyla nodiflora Rudbeckia maxima Coreopsis tinctoria Solidago spp. Desmanthus illinoensis Gaillardia pulchella

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COMMON NAME Indiangrass Lanceleaf tickseed (coreopsis) Leadplant Little bluestem Maximilian sunflower Maypop Mexican hat Narrow-leaf mountain mint Narrow-leaf sunflower Ohio spiderwort Partridge pea Purple prairie clover Rattlesnake master Rock pink Rose verbena Shrubby St. Johnswort Swamp milkweed Switchgrass Yellow wild indigo

SCIENTIFIC NAME Sorghastrum nutans Coreopsis lanceolata Amorpha canescens Schizachyrium scoparium Helianthus maximiliani Passiflora incarnata Ratibida columnifera Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Helianthus angustifolius Tradescantia ohiensis Chamaecrista fasciculata Dalea purpurea Eryngium yuccifolium Phemeranthus calycinus Glandularia canadensis Hypericum prolificum Asclepias incarnata Panicum virgatum Baptisia sphaerocarpa

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POLLINATORS

We share the world with a stupendous number of pollinators. In their variety and adaptability they match the flowering plants that fill every corner of the Earth. We rarely notice them, but in truth, they are indispensable to life on the planet.

Pollinators Referenced in this Guide

NATIVE BEES

MOTHS

About Bees

Six North American bee families:

Apidae: Honey, Bumble, Carpenter, Digger, Squash, Long-horned and Sunflower bees

Colletidae: Polyester bees

Andrenidae: Mining bees

Halictidae: Sweat bees Megachildae: Leafcutter and Mason Bees

Melittidae: Oil Collecting Bees

There are 4,000 species of bees in North America

HONEY BEES

FLIES

BUTTERFLIES

WASPS

BEETLES

HUMMINGBIRDS

One or more of these pollinators are identified for each pollinator plant profiled in this book.

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About Honey Bees

The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the only species of honey bee in North America, introduced by European colonists in the early 1600s. Before this, no honey bees existed on the continent.

With the emergence of large scale agriculture, much native bee habitat has been cleared and agriculture's dependence on managed pollination through honey bees has increased. The long-term decline in the health of honey bees, therefore, is a threat to a stable supply of many fruits and vegetables.

What is going on? The introduction of exotic mites and parasites and the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder combined with decades of stagnant honey prices have contributed to the 50% decrease in the number of managed bee hives since the late 1940s.*

The good news: efforts to protect native pollinators and increase their habitat will also benefit honey bees.

*Information from Attracting Native Pollinators by the Xerces Society.

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