A Mutualistic Relationship: The American Bumblebee (Bombus pennsylvanicus) and the Sweet Joe-Pye-Weed plant (Eupatorium purpureum, a type of flowering perennial) The bee benefits from this relationship because the bees are able to eat the flower's pollen as food/fuel. The plants benefit because the pollen must be distributed to other flowers in order for the flowers to reproduce. Bees deposit pollen to the flowers that they visit, therefore helping more flowers grow. Location: 42.29623, -71.58593 |
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