on Madia elegans at Buford Park native plant nursery, this one held its wings up rather than folded over the abdomen
on Cirsium edule in FBP native nursery
Identified in the field by @lohump who gently encourage the bee to move onto her hand, then evaluated the hairs on the bee's head and abdomen and decided it was B. vos. Then she put the bee back down by the flower and gently encouraged it to move back onto a petal. I was amazed. @lohump assured me that bumblebees are calm and rarely sting. Oh?
From Ranunculus stand, presumed host
Sample 72
Branches overhanging yard from neighboring park
Matteson Forest - meadow
ACEC/RNA representing a rare transitional ecotone involving Willamette Valley margin plant communities and upland Coast Range forested communities. Found lots a bees in small patches a dappled sun.