Migratory Pollinators Program
Table 5.
Important
nectar plants for hummingbirds in Sonora, Mexico.
| Season: Corridor/Habitat | Scientific Name | Common Name | Life Form | Flower Color |
|
Spring Gulf Coast Corridor/ Sonoran desertscrub |
Justicia californica |
Chuparrosa |
Shrub |
Red-orange |
|
Prosopis glandulosa |
Honey mesquite |
Shrub/tree |
Yellow | |
|
Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
Shrub |
Red | |
|
Fouquieria diguetii |
Palo adán |
Shrub |
Red | |
|
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|
Spring: Plains of Sonora Corridor/ Sonoran desertscrub, foothills thornscrub |
Fouquieria splendens |
Ocotillo |
Shrub |
Red |
|
Fouquieria diguetii |
Palo adán |
Shrub |
Red | |
|
Ipomoea arborescens |
Tree morning glory |
Tree |
White | |
|
Fouquieria macdougalii |
Tree Ocotillo |
Tree |
Red | |
|
Nicotiana glauca |
Tree tobacco |
Shrub/tree |
Greenish yellow | |
|
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|
Spring: Foothills Corridor/ Foothills thornscrub, tropical deciduous forest, oak woodland |
Anisacanthus thurberi |
Desert honeysuckle |
Shrub |
Orange |
|
Anisacanthus andersonii |
Limita |
Shrub |
Red | |
|
Salvia elegans |
Pineapple sage |
Perennial herb |
Red | |
|
Justicia candicans |
Rama del toro |
Shrub |
Orange | |
|
Ipomoea arborescens |
Tree morning glory |
Tree |
White | |
|
Fouquieria macdougalii |
Tree ocotillo |
Tree |
Red | |
|
Nicotiana glauca |
Tree tobacco |
Shrub/tree |
Greenish yellow | |
|
Vitex mollis |
Uvalama |
Tree |
Lavender | |
| Ipomoea bracteata |
Wild jícama |
Woody vine |
Purple | |
|
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|
Summer: Lowland River Valley Corridor/ Riparian, desert grassland, oak woodland, foothills thornscrub, Sonoran desertscrub |
Anisacanthus thurberi |
Desert honeysuckle |
Shrub |
Orange |
|
Nicotiana glauca |
Tree tobacco |
Shrub/tree |
Greenish yellow | |
|
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|
Summer: Sierra Madre Corridor/ Oak woodland, pine-oak forest |
Mandevilla foliosa |
Hierba del piojo |
Shrub |
Yellow |
|
Castilleja patriotica |
Indian paintbrush |
Perrenial herb |
Orange-red | |
|
Salvia betulaefolia |
Maycoba sage |
Shrub |
Red | |
|
Salvia elegans |
Pineapple sage |
Perrenial herb |
Red | |
|
Stachys coccinea |
Texas betony |
Perrennial herb |
Red | |
|
Nicotiana glauca |
Tree tobacco |
Shrub/tree |
Greenish yellow |
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