Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed

Botanical Family Apocynaceae

Bloom Time June-August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

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Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

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