Flowering Plants Visited
by Lasius alienus
Lasius alienus Foerster: Formicidae (Formicinae), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha; this is the Cornfield Ant, although in North America it is more common in wooded areas)
Apiaceae: Chaerophyllum procumbens sn np (WR), Cryptotaenia canadensis sn (WR), Daucus carota sn np (WR), Heracleum maximum sn np (WR), Sanicula odorata sn np (WR), Sium suave sn np (WR), Torilis japonica sn (WR), Zizia aurea sn np (WR); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias hirtella [plup sn] np (WR), Asclepias purpurascens [plup sn] np (WR), Asclepias syriaca sn np (WR); Asteraceae: Ambrosia trifida [exfl sn np] (WR), Aster drummondii sn np (WR), Echinacea pallida sn np (WR), Helianthus grosseserratus sn@exfl np (WR), Polymnia canadensis sn np (WR); Brassicaceae: Alliaria petiolata sn np (WR), Dentaria laciniata sn np (WR), Hesperis matronalis sn np (WR), Rudbeckia hirta sn np (WR), Solidago ulmifolia sn np (WR); Caprifoliaceae: Viburnum opulus sn@exfl (WR); Cornaceae: Cornus alternifolia sn np (WR), Cornus drummondii sn np (WR); Dennstaedtiaceae: Pteridium aquilinum latiusculum sn@exfl (WR); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens sn (WR); Gentianaceae: Frasera caroliniensis sn np (WR); Geraniaceae: Geranium maculatum sn np (WR); Hydrophyllaceae: Hydrophyllum virginianum sn np (WR); Hypericaceae: Hypericum prolificum exp np (WR); Iridaceae: Iris versicolor shrevei sn np (WR), Sisyrinchium albidum sn np (WR); Lamiaceae: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn np (WR), Pycnanthemum virginianum sn np (WR), Stachys pilosa sn np (WR); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn np (WR); Phytolaccaceae: Phytolacca americana sn np (WR); Polygonaceae: Antenoron virginianum sn (WR); Rosaceae: Fragaria virginiana sn np (WR), Prunus serotina sn@exfl (WR), Prunus virginiana sn@exfl sn np (WR), Rubus allegheniensis sn np (WR); Salicaceae: Salix discolor [unsp sn np] (WR), Salix interior [unsp sn np] (WR), Salix myricoides [unsp sn np] (WR); Scrophulariaceae: Verbascum thapsus sn np (WR)