Ira Gershenhorn · @Iragersh
358 followers · 8807 posts · Server mstdn.socialAt #WaveHill today lots of #bumbleBees around the #penstemon . Much in flower. Much non-native. The #bees weren't interested. Only place #westernHoneyBees were active were near their hives.
Could use some #beeHomes for the native bees.
#beehomes #westernhoneybees #bees #penstemon #bumblebees #wavehill
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1305 followers · 12610 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgThe #CenterForBiologicalDiversity today petitioned the #USA #FishAndWildlifeService to #protect a #rare #desert #wildflower under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct .
The white-margined #penstemon (#PenstemonAlbomarginatus) grows in four distinct population centers: Clark & Nye counties in #Nevada ; #SanBernardino County in #California ; and #Arizona ’s #Mohave County.
#centerforbiologicaldiversity #usa #fishandwildlifeservice #protect #rare #desert #wildflower #endangeredspeciesact #penstemon #penstemonalbomarginatus #nevada #sanbernardino #california #arizona #mohave #biodiversity #conservation #plants #atrisk #environmental