Pollination is a vital process that is carried out by a few species that help in transferring the pollen grains between the flower species, in turn enhancing the ecological aspect in the environment. We notice that there has been an alarming number of decline in the pollinator insect species and the plant species over the past decade.

Computational tools were explored in the studio to make a graphical representation of the interrelationship between the flowering plant species and their blooming period and the pollinator insects that visit them. These plant species are local to Madrid. The four species considered as some of the efficient pollinators for flowering plant species are bees, butterflies, beetles and flies. 

Plant species

The plant species that are considered are pollen-rich and nectar-rich species which the pollinator insect species are attracted to.

Pollen-rich species: Lonicera japonica, Borago officinalis, Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula sp., Salvia sp., Raphanus raphanistrum, Lantana camara, Syringa vulgaris, Centranthus ruber, Daucus carota
Nectar-rich species: Thymus sp., Erica arborea, Calluna vulgaris, Helianthus annuus, Echinacea purpurea, Iberis sp., Calendula officinalis, Petroselinum crispum, Geranium sanguineum, Malva sylvestris Prunus, Spinosa Medicago sativa, Medicago sativa

Plant species x Bees

Nectar-rich species

Plant species x Beetles

Plant species x Butterflies

Plant species x Flies

Plant species x Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Flies