S. no. Scientific name Common name Major uses
1 Oleaafricana Ejersa Homestead plant uses as flavor and major bee forage flowered at onset of rainy season
2 Acacia abyssinica Lafto Agro-forestry plant used as fuel wood and major bee forage
3 Vernoniaamygdalina Eebicha Homestead shrubs used for live fence, animal feed, medicinal and major bee forage flowered from January to February
4 Eucalyptus species Behirzaf Fuel wood, pole for constricting houses and long-term major bee forage flowered  from April to June
5 Croton machrostachyus Bakanisa Agro-forestry plant, used as fuel wood fence and major bee forage flowered from May to June
6 Dovyalisabyssinica Koshim Spiny shrubs used as live fence  and major bee forage flowered at starting and ending of rainfall
7 Grevillearobusta Grevila Widely grown in all agro-ecology  as live fence and major bee forage flowered from April to June
8 Sesbanisesban sesbania Animal forage and major bee flower at the end of rainy season
9 Cordiaafricana Woddeessa Agro-forestry tree important major honeybee flower and live fence flowered Sept-Nov
10 Bidenspachyloma Kelo Major honeybee flower (weed) flowered at September
11 Medicagopolymorpha - Major honeybee flower (weed) flowered at September
12 Gizotiascabira Amaget Major honeybee flower(weed) flowered at September
13 Gizotiaabyssinica Noug Oil crop and major honeybee flower flowered from October to November
Table 4: Major flowering trees, shrubs and weeds grown by beekeepers in watershed.