Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Helleborus foetidus–Stinking Hellebore

Botanical Family Ranunculaceae

Bloom Time February – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 23

Shape Round

Pollen Color Light Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

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The Helleborus foetidus is the most visited by honey bees of the Hellebore species.

Resources

Lindtner, Peter (2014). Garden Plants for Honey Bees. Wicwas Press, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI.