Flowering Plants Visited
by Megachile
texana
Megachile texana Cresson: Megachilidae (Megachilini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Mitchell, Smith et al., Grundel et al., Discover Life, Wilhelm & Rericha, Stevens, and Anderson)
Acanthaceae: Justicia americana sn (Rb); Anacardiaceae: Rhus copallinum [pist sn] [unsp] (Rb, WR); Apiaceae: Eryngium yuccifolium (WR); Apocynaceae: Apocynum cannabinum sn (WR); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias hirtella [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias sullivanti [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plpr sn] [plup sn] (Rb, WR); Asteraceae: Aster pilosus sn (Rb), Brickellia eupatorioides (Mch), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Liatris aspera (WR), Liatris spicata (WR), Ratibida pinnata (Smh), Solidago gigantea (WR); Cactaceae: Opuntia humifusa (Mch); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [flwr cp fq] [exfl sn] (Rb, WR); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens (WR), Baptisia tinctoria (DL), Crotalaria sagittalis sn (Rb), Dalea spp. (Stv), Dalea candida (Smh), Dalea purpurea (WR), Desmodium paniculatum cp (Gnd), Lespedeza virginica (WR), Lotus corniculatus (DL), Melilotus spp. (Stv), Orbexilum onobrychis sn cp fq (Rb), Strophostyles helvola [flwr sn cp fq] (Rb), Tephrosia virginiana sn cp (Rb, Gnd), Trifolium repens sn (Rb); Geraniaceae: Geranium maculatum (WR); Lamiaceae: Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Mentha × piperita (DL), Monarda punctata (WR), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum virginianum (WR); Liliaceae: Allium cernuum sn cp (WR); Rosaceae: Pentaphylloides floribunda (WR), Rubus semisetosus (WR); Rubiaceae: Diodia teres (DL), Hedyotis nigricans (Smh); Tiliaceae: Tilia cordata (Adn); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta sn fq (Rb)