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Africanized Honeybee Host List

Common Name Scientific Name
Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum
Arrow leaf aster Aster sagittifolius
Borage Borago officinalia
Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
Catnip Nepeta cataria
Chapman Honey Plant Echinops sphaerocephalus
Chivirico Leonurus sibiricus
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Gill-over-the-ground Glechoma hederacea
Golden honey plant Actinomeris alternifolia
Meadow sage Salvia pratensis
Mountain bluet Centaurea montana
Mountain mint Pyceanthemem pilosum
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
New England aster Aster novae-angliae
Oregano Origanum vulgare
Pennyroyal Mentha Pulegium
Peppermint Mentha piperita
Persian catnip Nepeta Mussinii
Purple loosetrife Lythrum salicaria
Sage Salvia spp.
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Tall cone flower Rudbeckia laciniata