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News Release 11-120
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
High-mountain wildflower season reduced, affecting pollinators like bees, hummingbirds
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Dwarf bluebells is one of the earliest plants to bloom in spring; queen bees come to it for nectar.
Credit: David Inouye
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A bumblebee worker visits flowers of the tall bluebell for both nectar and pollen.
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A female broadtailed hummingbird collects nectar from the flowers of tall larkspur.
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Indian paintbrush is one of several wildflowers adapted for hummingbird pollination.
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Aspen sunflower blooms in mid-summer; it's extremely sensitive to changes in climate.
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Rock jasmine flowers longest in mid-summer rains. In no-rain summers, it dries up and dies.
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