Claim · model-written summary
Hydrangea, Actaea, Rhododendron, Tilia and Laportea were prominent in midsummer pollen samples
- Interactor
- B. affinis
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Bombus affinise2pollinator - Outcome
- prominente1
HydrangeaNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“Bombus affinis”
e2“pollen collected by B. affinis workers”
e1“The plant genera Hydrangea , Actaea , Rhododendron , Tilia , and (unexpectedly) Laportea were prominent in midsummer samples”
Title
Robert S. Cornman; Mark J. Hepner; Clint R.V. Otto PeerJ 2026. doi:10.7717/peerj.20284
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- Observation Rubus was a consistent forage contributor in late spring and early summer
- Observation Securigera and Trifolium were detected before the Hydrangea bloom and again in late summer
- Method / resource ITS2 detected more plant diversity than ITS1 in pollen metabarcoding
- Observation Forage plant diversity was highest in late summer, driven by Asteraceae
- Observation Forage plants differ regionally between Appalachia and the upper Midwest